“By those who come near Me, I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.” Leviticus 10:3

This is the awe-inspiring proclamation by our Almighty God recorded in the Book of Leviticus. The context is provided in Leviticus 10:1-3:

‘³ And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:

By those who come near Me
I must be regarded as holy;
And before all the people
I must be glorified.’ ”

So Aaron held his peace.

It is clear that to regard our God the Almighty as holy means following all His commandments. We shall show that furthermore, the Lord’s Prayer is an acknowledgment of His holiness and a means to glorify Him before all people.

As shown in the table below (sourced from Bible Hub), the values of the proclamation of God sum to 1157.

Hebrew (from Bible Hub)	English	Value of Hebrew words
בִּקְרֹבַ֣י biq-rō-ḇay	by those who come near Me	314
אֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ ’eq-qā-ḏêš,	I must be regarded as holy	405
וְעַל־ wə-‘al-	and	106
פְּנֵ֥י pə-nê	before	140
כָל־ ḵāl	all	50
הָעָ֖ם hā-‘ām	the people	115
אֶכָּבֵ֑ד ’ek-kā-ḇêḏ;	I must be glorified	27

The number 1157 has 4 divisors {1, 13, 89, 1157}. The sum of the divisors is 1260. Thus, the arithmetic mean of the divisors is 1260/4 = 315.

Conclusion. When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we proclaim that our Father in Heaven is holy, and we glorify Him.

Discussions

Leviticus 10:3 and the Lord’s Prayer can be linked through their shared themes of sanctity and the glorification of God, both personally and communally.

In Leviticus 10:3, the principle of God’s holiness is paramount. The verse comes after a grave incident where Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them, and they were consumed by divine fire as a result. God speaks to Aaron, emphasizing that those who serve Him must regard Him as holy and that He must be glorified before all the people. This verse sets a precedent for the Israelites that God’s holiness is not to be taken lightly, and His commands are to be followed with the utmost reverence.

The Lord’s Prayer, taught by Jesus in the Gospels, begins with “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” This opening acknowledges the holiness of God—“hallowed” means holy or sanctified—and sets the tone for the reverence due to God. It’s a recognition of God’s absolute otherness and sanctity, paralleling the call in Leviticus for God to be regarded as holy by those who come near Him.

Furthermore, both texts concern the glorification of God. Leviticus speaks of God being glorified before all the people, a community-wide acknowledgment of His majesty and righteousness. The Lord’s Prayer, while a personal prayer, is also a communal one—it is recited by groups of believers and seeks the establishment of God’s kingdom and will “on earth as it is in heaven.” This is a call for God’s righteous order to be manifested in the world, glorifying Him in the public sphere as well as in the private hearts of believers.

In essence, both passages invite a posture of reverence towards God. They underscore the necessity of approaching God with an attitude that befits His holiness and the importance of acknowledging His glory, both in the acts of worship and in the fabric of daily life. The Lord’s Prayer is a daily affirmation of the principles laid out in Leviticus 10:3, reminding the faithful to live in a way that honors and glorifies God in all things.