The service of God, so the Divine Majesty may be said to be
Tabernacle, temple, and their utensils, which were all set apartįrom every earthly, common, or profane use, and employed wholly in Person to a holy use or office, as the Levites, first-born,
Scripture, is frequently used for the consecration of a thing or from a negative, and GH, theĮarth, a thing separated from the earth, or from earthly purposesĪnd employments. Honouring God as holy will lead us into a closer walk with our Creator and the development of holiness in ourselves.įor further commentary on “Hallowed”, check out a great short video on this by Jimmy Akin on Youtube. We can not fully pray this line unless our lives desire to reflect this wonderful holiness. For God’s name to be kept as revered on Earth, this will necessitate a response on our part. The Good News Translation puts it this way "May your holy name be honored" ( Matthew 6:9). However, there is another element to this. This flows out of the first line of the prayer “Our Father, who is in heaven”, who is distinct from us and lives in eternity. So when we pray “hallowed be thy name” we are asking that His name may be recognised as sacred. Hallowed means to consecrate, to be made set apart as holy. “Hallowed” is not a word frequently used in the contemporary English language, and so it’s meaning is not immediately apparent. "Hallowed be thy Name" is the first of the seven petitions in the prayer (the first three address God, the second four are prayers related to our needs and concerns).
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