The act of setting apart, or dedicating, something or someone for God's use is refers to Consecration. In the Old Testament, the Temple and its trappings were the most important objects consecrated to God and Aaron and his sons were consecrated to the priesthood. But even such items as the spoils of battle and cattle could be consecrated. - 2Chr. 7:5-9; Ezra 6:16-17; Ex. 29; Lev. 8; Josh 6:19; Mic. 4:13; Lev. 27:28 - Before the beginning of the priesthood in Israel's history, the first-born of men and beast alike were consecrated. - Ex. 13:2 - But after the priesthood began, the tribe of Levi served as a substitute in this consecration.

Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
'I myself have chosen the Levites from among the sons of Israel, in place of the first-born, those who open the mother's womb among the sons of Israel; these Levites therefore belong to me. For every first-born belongs to me. On the day when I struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the first-born of Israel, of both man and beast. They are mine; I am Yahweh.' - Num. 3:11-13 -

In the New Testament the supreme example of consecration is Christ himself. But believers are also consecrated by and are urged to consecrate themselves as well.

Consecrate them in the truth;
your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world,
I have sent them into the world,
and for their sake I consecrate myself
so that they too may consecrate in truth. - John 17:17-19 -

The Law appoints high priests who are men subject to weakness; but the promise on oath, which came after the Law, appointed the Son who is made perfect forever. - Heb. 7:28 -

Here I am! I am coming to obey your will. He is abolishing the first sort to replace it with the second. And this will was for us to be made holy by the offering of his body made once and for all by Jesus Christ. - Heb. 10:9-10 -

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood , a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people at all and now you are the People of God; once you were outside the mercy and now you have been given mercy. - 1Pet. 2:9-10 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -