📖 Biblical Definition
A compound name of YHWH found in Exodus 31:13 and Leviticus 20:8: I am the Lord that sanctify you. The name identifies the Lord as the active agent of His people's holiness — sanctification is His work, not theirs alone. The same emphasis runs through 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (the very God of peace sanctify you wholly) and Hebrews 13:12 (that he might sanctify the people with his own blood).
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
JEHOVAH-MEKADD, n.
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A scriptural divine name; literally “the Lord who sanctifies you.”
📖 Key Scripture
Exodus 31:13 — "Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you... that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you."
Leviticus 20:8 — "And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you."
1 Thessalonians 5:23 — "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Hebrews 13:12 — "Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity often treats sanctification as self-help; the divine name attributes it to the Lord.
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The compound name Jehovah-Mekaddishkem teaches that sanctification is the Lord's work in His people, not their work in themselves. He sets them apart; He purifies them; He completes the work He began (Phil 1:6). Modern Christianity often treats sanctification as self-improvement — spiritual discipline programs, accountability apps, virtue-development plans — and is correspondingly disappointed when the flesh resurges.
The Lord's name presses the proper posture: cooperate with what He is doing, do not pretend to do it yourself. Yield to His scalpel; receive His Word; trust His timing. The sanctifying Lord is faithful; you will be presented blameless at the coming of Christ.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew/Greek roots below.
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H3068 — YHWH — the LORD
H6942 — qadash — to sanctify, set apart
Usage
"Sanctification is His work, not yours alone; cooperate, do not impersonate."
"Modern Christianity treats sanctification as self-help; the name attributes it to the Lord."
"Yield to His scalpel; receive His Word; trust His timing."