HOLINESS PART I
Blessings in the Mighty Name of Yeshua Hamashiach!
What is holiness? The word in the Hebrew is kadushah.” This word has as it’s root the idea of separation. However, this same word is used for a prostitute. The reference is not to a prostitute as we know them today. This is referencing a sacred prostitute, such as Rahab. The goddess Asherah or Anat had sacred prostitutes who were a sexual connection to the supposed goddess. Sexual relations with a sacred prostitute was considered an act of worship to this goddess. This is how the word kadushah from the root word kodesh, which is a word that came to be connected to a sacred prostitute. When one entered into intimacy with a priestess of a goddess as a sacred prostitute it was the symbol of entering into an intimacy with the actual goddess herself. You would then become ONE with that goddess and thus open the door to the power of the goddess. This sacred prostitute was to be held separate from all others and you did not approach her (or him) without proper protocols.The greatness of God(Adonai) lies in the fact that He is worthy of certain protocols and to not follow those protocols is to profane his holiness. The goal of this holiness is to make intimacy with God something very special. You cannot enter into intimacy with God unless you follow certain protocols.
Shalom
Pastor Williams