diff --git a/holyplace.md b/holyplace.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..261d224 --- /dev/null +++ b/holyplace.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Holy Place + +The words “holy place” can be used to talk about any place where God lives, such as heaven or Judah (see: Deuteronomy 26:15; Psalm 114:2). The words “holy place” can also be used to talk about the tabernacle and the temple (see: Exodus 36:1; Leviticus 6:16, 26; 1 Chronicles 22:19; 23:32). Often, the words “holy place” are used to talk about a room in the tabernacle and temple. These words can also be used to talk about the courtyard. + +The tabernacle and temple had two rooms. One was called “the holy place.” The other was called “the most holy place.” The holy place was the first room (see: Exodus 25:28-40; 30:1-10; 35:13-15; 1 Kings 7:48-51). A curtain hung at the entrance of the tabernacle and temple. This separated the holy place from the outside. Another curtain separated the holy place from the most holy place (see: Exodus 26:33; 2 Chronicles 3:14). + +Priests served God in the holy place every day. No one was allowed to enter the most holy place, except the high priest once a year. + +See: Holy (Holiness, Set Apart); Presence of God; Heaven; Tabernacle; Temple; Temple Courts; Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies); Priest (Priesthood); High Priest + +