The Vision of Isaiah
It was the year of death of a righteous King of Judah and the people found it very hard to cope with the loss of such a good king. That is when it all happened. In that vision, Isaiah saw something that caught his attention. He saw the angels of God’s presence before the great throne of God. They were calling out to each other: “Holy”, “Holy”, “Holy is the Lord God Almighty. The whole Earth is full of his glory!” The word Kadosh (holy) is recorded here not once, not twice, but three times in a row – a common Hebraic way to emphasize something.
The "Other" meaning of "Holy"
The word “Kadosh” (holy) means something that is “other” (set a part) - the exact opposite of something that is common. When Moses thought of the word to use in describing the most important place in the Tabernacle, where Israel’s God dwelled, he called it – the Holy of Holies!
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