When speaking of the importance of the theology of transcendence to the Israelite community, Bruce Waltke says, “A compelling argument can be put forward that every other major conception about God to be found in the Pentateuch has its rootage in this idea.” In Exodus 3:5 Yahweh calls the ground holy, this is the first time holy is used since the creation narrative in Genesis 2:3 when God blessed the Sabbath and made it holy. The holiness of Yahweh is transcendent of all things in creation, because he is utterly and completely different from all things in creation. His holiness and purity has the ability to make regular, created matter inexplicably different. We see this theme of Yahweh’s transcendent holiness in Leviticus 10:1-3, sinful and fallen creation cannot exist in the presence of Yahweh’s transcendent holiness; he is completely separate from
When speaking of the importance of the theology of transcendence to the Israelite community, Bruce Waltke says, “A compelling argument can be put forward that every other major conception about God to be found in the Pentateuch has its rootage in this idea.” In Exodus 3:5 Yahweh calls the ground holy, this is the first time holy is used since the creation narrative in Genesis 2:3 when God blessed the Sabbath and made it holy. The holiness of Yahweh is transcendent of all things in creation, because he is utterly and completely different from all things in creation. His holiness and purity has the ability to make regular, created matter inexplicably different. We see this theme of Yahweh’s transcendent holiness in Leviticus 10:1-3, sinful and fallen creation cannot exist in the presence of Yahweh’s transcendent holiness; he is completely separate from