Saints are holy people set apart by God. The Bible often refers to the act of setting apart as making something holy or consecrated.
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Genesis 2:3 (ESV)
So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
1 Kings 9:3 (ESV)
And the Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
Zephaniah 1:7 (ESV)
Be silent before the Lord God!
For the day of the Lord is near;
the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
and consecrated his guests.
Question
In the above passages, the sabbath day, the temple and people were made holy or consecrated? How did this happen?