Importance of Holiness
R. W. Dale. Exodus 19:10-11 And the LORD said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,… God has no ultimate use for a man that is not holy. A rose-tree that does not blossom is of no use in a garden. A vine that bears no grapes is of no use in a vineyard. A criminal has no place in the State. In that everlasting kingdom in which the glory of God and the perfection of man will be at last revealed, there can be no place for those that have not an intense passion for holiness, and who do not themselves illustrate its dignity and beauty. (R. W. Dale.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, WEB: Yahweh said to Moses, "Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,