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13:5; 23:23, 28; 33:2; 34:11; Nu. 13:29; De. 7:1; 31:23; Lk. 1:75; Ro. 6:19; Ep. 4:24). Holiness is
20:17; Jos. 1:4; 3:10; 9:1; 11:3; 12:8; 24:11; 1 Sa. contrasted with uncleanness (Is. 35:8; 1 Th. 4:7) and is
26:6; 2 Sa. 11:3; 1 Ki. 9:20; 10:29; 11:1; 15:5; 2 Ki. connected with cleansing from sin (2 Co. 7:1; 1 Th.
7:6; Ezr. 9:1; Ne. 9:8; Eze. 16:3, 45). 4:3).
HIVITES. Descendants of Canaan (Ge. 10:17; 34: 2; Two aspects of holiness in the Christian life. There are
36:2; Ex. 3:8; 13:5; 23:23; 33:2; 34:11; De. 7:1; 20:17; two ways a Christian can be holy: positionally and
Jos. 3:10; 9:1, 7; 11:3, 19; 12:8; 24:11; Ju. 3:3, 5; 2 Sa. practically. There is eternal holiness and temporal
24:7; 1 Ki. 9:20). holiness, absolute and progressive. The Christian is
HIZKIAH (Jehovah is strong). Ne. 10:17. perfectly holy before God because of his eternal position
HIZKIJAH (Jehovah is strong). Ne. 10:17. in Christ, and he is becoming holy in a practical sense
HO. Threatening; grief; exhortation (Is. 55:1; Ze. day-by-day as he conforms to the image of Christ.
2:6). Positional Holiness is to be set apart into God’s family.
HOAR, HOARY. Gray headed (Le. 19:32; 1 Ki. 2:6,9; To be in Christ is to be holy in this sense (Ep. 1:4; He.
3:1). In position before God, every true believer is holy
Job 41:32; Pr. 16:31; Is. 46:4). and blameless from the day he is born again. This is
HOBAB (beloved). Nu. 10:29. because the born again believer is in Christ. God no
HOBAH (lurking place). Ge. 14:15. longer sees that person as a condemned sinner, but as a
HOD (glory). 1 Ch. 7:37. saint in Christ. God looks at the believer through the
HODAIAH (honorer of Jehovah). 1 Ch. 3:24. blood of His Son and sees no sin. The Christian is not
HODAVIAH (praise Jehovah). 1 Ch. 5:24. holy in this positional sense because he is good in
himself, but because Christ has put away his sin and
HODESH (new moon). 1 Ch. 8:9. God has declared him righteous. Every child of God is
HODEVAH (Jehovah is honor). Ne. 7:43. holy in this positional sense.
HOGLAH (partridge). Nu. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Jos. Practical Holiness is to be holy in daily living. Though
17:3). Christians are holy in Christ positionally, the Bible
HOHAM (Jehovah protects the multitude). Jos. 10:3. teaches it is God’s will for them to be holy in practice
HOISED. To hoist; to lift up (Ac. 27:40). also (1 Pe. 1:15-16). The two aspects of holiness are
HOLD. (1) To grasp; retain; seize; embrace (Ge. seen in one verse in Eph. 5:8 and Col. 3:12. These
19:16; 21:18; He. 3:14; 4:14; 6:18; 10:23). (2) To verses teach that since believers are holy by position in
celebrate; to have in session (Ex. 5:1). (3) Restrain (Ex. Christ, they should live up to this position by being holy
14:14). (4) To regard; to judge; to consider (Ex. 20:7; in life. Every true Christian, because of his trust in
De. 5:11; Ze. 11:5). (5) Maintain; sustain (Ps. 17:5; Christ’s blood, is perfect and holy before God—as holy
139:10). (6) To cleave to; to obey; to follow (2 Ch. as Jesus is—but every Christian does not live a holy life
7:22; Ec. 2:3; Is. 56:6; Mt. 6:24; Mk. 7:4; Ro. 1:18; 1 day by day. The Christian is to perfect holiness (2 Co.
Th. 5:21; 2 Th. 2:15). (7) To contain; capacity to receive 7:1). The Bible teaches it is impossible to be holy in
(Je. 2:16). (8) A fortress or prison (Jud. 9:46; 1 Sa. daily life without first being made holy in Jesus Christ
22:4; 2 Sa. 5:7; Ac. 4:3). positionally. Only after a person is born again will God
HOLD ONE’S PEACE. [See Peace, To Hold One’s.] accept his work of daily holiness. Outside of Christ there
is no true holiness. Only by His blood can a person be
HOLDEN. Held (2 Ki. 23:22; Job 36:8; Ps. 18:35; Ro. cleansed of sin and made fit to serve God in
14:4). righteousness and truth (Ga. 2:20; 6:14-16).
HOLON (strong place). Jos. 15:51. Holiness and Christ’s Blood. The Bible connects
HOLPEN. Helped (Ps. 83:8; 86:17; Da. 11:34; Lk. holiness with the blood of Christ (He. 9:12,20-25). The
1:54). Old Testament typology associated with the Tabernacle
HOLY. The terms “holy,” “sanctify,” “consecrate,” constantly depicted this truth. It was by blood that the
“dedicate,” and “saint” are translated from the same articles of the Tabernacle were made holy before God
Hebrew and Greek words in the Bible. The basic (Ex. 30:10). It was by blood that the priests were
meaning is to be set apart for God’s purpose (Le. 20:26). consecrated (Le. 14:14). It was by blood that the
Things other than people are said to be holy: the ground worshippers were purified (Le. 4:15-18, 30, 34). It was
(Ex. 3:5), the sabbath (Ex. 16:23), Aaron’s garments with blood that the high priest could enter into the
(Ex. 28:2), the altar of the Tabernacle (Ex. 29:37). A presence of God in the Holy Place and make atonement
holy person is a person who has become God’s for the people (Le. 16:14-20). The word “blood” is used
possession by the blood of Christ. Holiness is intimately 66 times in the book of Leviticus, the book which sets
connected with righteousness and moral purity (Je. forth Israel’s worship of God and sacrificial cleansing.

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