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Introduction
We have the next compound name of God which is YHWH M’Kaddesh which means “the LORD doth sanctify.”
This the eighth compound name using God’s personal name, YHWH (Jehovah).
Take your charts and you can fill in the box underneath the name YHWH Shammah YHWH (Jehovah) M’Kaddesh.
As we begin to consider this name of God, turn in your Bibles to 2 Timothy 3.
I believe that all of you would agree with me that we are now living in the last day and in some perilous times.
The entire world has lost their minds.
We are quickly approaching the same level of evil and wickedness that was seen before the time of the Great Flood in Genesis.
Satan’s influence over men is growing exponentially.
Our world is plagued with moral filth, selfish desires, unnatural affection, pride, arrogance, unlawful, and vile actions.
Yet, in the midst of that is going on around us, God still expects His people to be holy and righteous.
It is an expectation that God emphasized repeatedly to Israel.
An expectation that He still has for those who put their trust in His Son as their Savior.
After salvation, God expects us to live holy and righteous even today when we are surrounded on every side by immorality and sin.
This expectation of God is the basis then of all His compound names which include His name, Jehovah.
However, when we come to the name YHWH (Jehovah) M’Kaddesh, we find a name that speaks to those of us who appreciate that fact He has called us to be holy.
Note that this verse ends with the statement “I am the LORD (YHWH/Jehovah) that doth sanctify.”
The Hebrew word “kodesh” is where we get our word “holiness.”
It is a word that closely associates with “sanctify.”
If you do a word study on “kodesh,” you will find that it occurs 175 times as a verb meaning “to be holy or to sanctify.”
It is also used as noun.
As a noun, you will find it 469 times and often it is translated as “holiness, holy thing, or sanctuary.”
In fact, this word is literally used about 700 times in various forms.
In all of its forms is implies dedication and consecration as something or someone is hallowed or made holy.
Now, as you look back at this verse, it is quite clear that this word in conjunction with God’s name, YHWH, expresses God’s divine character as well as His design for His people.
He is Jehovah M’Kaddesh, the LORD who sanctifies.
Here is something important to know about this word as it applies to the LORD.
The word “sanctify” is interchangeable with the word “hallow.”
They are essentially the one and the same.
However, there is a distinction that must be made.
When we see the word “sanctify” used in reference to God, it cannot mean “to make holy.”
Why is that?
God is absolutely and forever holy.
Let me give you an example in Scripture.
Clearly it says, “sanctify the LORD of hosts.”
However, what it means is we are to think of, or treat as holy the LORD of hosts.
God is already holy and we do not make Him holy.
No, instead, we are to recognize the fact He is holy and treat Him as such.
Additionally, anything that is of God is inherently holy.
For example, we are to sanctify His name.
Again, it does not mean we are to make His name holy for it is already holy because it belongs to God.
No, we are to treat His name as holy.
When God instructed Israel to sanctify the Sabbath day, He did not mean for them to make it holy.
No, it was already holy because He deemed it so.
Let’s move this forward a little.
As I mentioned a few minutes ago, the words “sanctify” and “hallow” are interchangeable.
In Scripture, both words are always connected to God’s people.
This is important for this reason.
Whatever God sets apart or sanctifies, He makes holy.
By the same token, whatever God makes holy He sets apart or sanctifies.
Think about it this way.
There is not one person sitting here tonight who can make themselves holy.
The only way we are made holy is due to what God has already done in making us holy.
Let me give you a verse and I will do some further explanation.
Look at 1 Corinthians 6:11
Who did the sanctifying or setting apart according to this verse?
It was the Holy Spirit, Jehovah God.
Who did the washing and the justifying?
Again, it was the Holy Spirit, Jehovah God.
Christ paid the price and purchased our salvation.
He paved the way.
Then, when we accepted by faith God’s grace, the Holy Spirit washed, sanctified, and justified us in Christ’s name.
God did it all.
In a sense, we are now His resulting in us partaking in His divine nature.
If He is holy, then He has made us holy.
That is our position.
However, since we are holy, we now practice being holy.
The very first occurrence of the word “sanctify” is found in Genesis.
Look at Genesis 2:3
As you recall, God completed His work of creation in six days.
However, on the seventh day, He rested from His work as we just read.
Note also Exodus 20:8
Now go back to our text.
God sanctifies the Sabbath, the seventh day, and then gave it to Israel as a covenant sign.
Their obersevance of the Sabbath was a constant reminder that their God was Jehovah, a God of righteousness and holiness.
However, it meant more than just He was Jehovah for He was Jehovah M’Kaddesh, Jehovah who sanctifies.
Each Sabbath then became an observance commemorating God as the one who hallows or sanctifies His people.
In others words, it was constantly before them that God expected His people to be morally and spiritually pure.
Now, there as more than just the Sabbath to remind them.
The Sabbath was a weekly reminder.
God also provided them with great feasts and fasts which were “holy convocations.”
He also commanded them to sanctify or set apart places and things.
Even individuals were set apart for God before, or at, their birth.
Note the command of Exodus 13:2
This act of sanctifying all firstborn emphasized the fact that God has chose Israel to represent Him.
Who is God?
He is Jehovah, the God of righteousness, truth, and purity.
If they were going to represent Him to the rest of the world, it was necessary then for them to reflect His righteousness, truth, and purity by their words and actions.
The entire book of Leviticus could be titled, “The Book of Sanctification.”
Everything in the book of Leviticus speaks to the fact that God who is holy set Israel apart to be holy and expected them to follow Him in holiness.
In fact, there are seven things for which they were set apart as noted in Leviticus.
Sanctified (Set Apart) to Obey the LORD
Sanctified (Set Apart) to Purity
Sanctified (Set Apart) unto God
Sanctified (Set Apart) to Healthiness
Sanctified (Set Apart) in their Diet
Sanctified (Set Apart) to Instruct Others
Sanctified (Set Apart) to Remember
It was Jehovah that had redeemed them, and now Jehovah M’Kaddesh exercised His right in claiming their full allegiance to Him.
For that reason, every phase of life as an Israelite was a reminder the He was Holy and expected His people to be Holy as well.
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