Holy in Every Kind of Holiness

Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 33:2

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

Rabbi Berakhiah said in the name of Rabbi Abba the Edomite: What is the meaning of "holy ones" [kedoshim] (Joshua 24:19)? That He is holy in every kind of holiness. Rabbi Acha said in the name of Rabbi Chanina: His way is in holiness, as it is said, "O God, Your way is in holiness" (Psalms 77:14). His going is in holiness, as it is said, "They have seen Your goings, O God, the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary" (Psalms 68:25). He is seen in holiness, "So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary" (Psalms 63:3). His speech is in holiness, "God has spoken in His holiness" (Psalms 60:8). The baring of His arm is in holiness, as it is said, "The LORD has bared His holy arm" (Isaiah 52:10). He is lovely and majestic in holiness, as it is said, "Who is like You among the gods, O LORD" and so forth (Exodus 15:11). Thus, "For He is a holy God," that He is holy in every kind of holiness.

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