Ezra 8:28 Meaning and Explanation
“And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.”
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What Does Ezra 8:28 Mean?
Ezra charges the priests with solemn words: both they and the vessels they carry are holy, set apart for God, and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of their fathers. He reminds them whose they are and whose the treasure is.
To be holy is to belong wholly to God and to His purposes. Ezra ties the priests' identity to their task: consecrated people guarding consecrated things, given gladly and freely to God. The same truth touches every believer, for those set apart to God are called to handle His work with reverence, knowing they themselves are His.
Ezra 8:28 in the Original Language
qodesh (קֹדֶשׁ), 'holy' -- set apart and consecrated to belong to God.
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What does Ezra 8:28 mean?
Ezra declares the priests and the vessels holy and the silver and gold a freewill offering to the Lord.