The Holy of Holies was entered only once a year, and that by the High-priest alone.
The sumptuous veil, of the richest materials and brightest colors, which divided the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place was suspended on chains of gold.
The room was the Holy of Holies where mortal man put on immortality.
If she gave it up, how could she live in peace with the consciousness ever in her brain that the Holy of Holies in which Adrian had worked and died was being profaned by vulgar tread?
They sat as in the Holy of holies with Him, And John leaned on His bosom where He sat.
But of late returning to the Lord their God, from the different places wherein they were scattered, they are come together and are gone up into all these mountains, and possess Jerusalem again, where their holies are.
And the veil shall be hanged on with rings, and within it thou shalt put the ark of the testimony, and the sanctuary and the holy of the holies shall be divided with it.
And whatsoever is left, shall be Aaron's, and his sons': holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.
But do this to them, that they may live, and not die, by touching the holies of holies.
He made also in the house of the holy of holies two cherubims of image work: and he overlaid them with gold.
Whatsoever is once consecrated shall be holy ofholies to the Lord.
And the remnant of the sacrifice shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, that is, to the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubims: 5:8.
A minister of the holies and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord hath pitched, and not man.
Having therefore, brethren, a confidence in the entering into the holies by the blood of Christ: 10:20.
For thy holies are trodden down, and are profaned, and thy priests are in mourning, and are brought low.
Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the Holies every year with the blood of others: Offer himself often.
The Holy Ghost signifying this: That the way into the Holies was not yet made manifest, whilst the former tabernacle was yet standing.
For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holies by the high priest for sin are burned without the camp.
For Jesus is not entered into the Holies made with hands, the patterns of the true: but into Heaven itself, that he may appear now in the presence of God for us.
Life's duties demanding a sacrificed heart By trials hedged on either side, Yet beauty of holiescelestial with love, I long for thee what e'er betide.
To City of Holies she pleads with her Lord, Help me in Thy mercy come in; Keep me from slipping o'er precipice deep, Laid for all in Valley of Sin.
After taking this position for the Holy ofHolies as a starting-point, a serious question at once confronts us, namely, the length of the cubit.
The same tradition seems to be repeated in the Crusading chronicles, and the Christians of the twelfth century placed the Holy of Holiesabove the Sakhrah rock.
The skilful artisan had been engaged for weeks upon the gold ornaments on the new doors of the holy of holies in the Temple of Amon at Tanis.
Who dwells in the secret place, the holy of holies of your heart?
Is God dwelling in the holy of holies of our heart, or have we cast Him out, like Israel of old, to make room for some unworthy idol?
Its doors were also gilded, but the Holy of Holies or innermost shrine was not provided with doors, being separated from the rest of the building, it would seem, like the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple, by a curtain or veil.
The Holy of Holies then opened of itself, and the enemies of David had to admit that God had wholly forgiven his sin.
For that part which was called the Holy of Holies signified the higher world, which is that of spiritual substances: while that part which is called the Holy Place signified the corporeal world.
Accordingly, in order to prevent this, the tabernacle had the Holy of Holies to westward, that they might adore toward the west.
Hence the Holy Place was separated from the Holy of Holies by a veil, which was of four different colors (denoting the four elements), viz.
Having therefore, brethren, a confidence in the entering into the Holies by the blood of Christ, a new .
The blood of the calf and of the goat was brought into the Holies by the priest, because the entrance to the kingdom of heaven was opened to us by the blood of Christ's Passion.
From the Holy of Holies issued two flames of fire, as thin as threads, then parted into four, and two each pierced the nostrils of Nadab and Abihu, whose souls were burnt, although no external injury was visible.
Only by depending upon the merits of these pious men and women might the high priest venture to enter the Holy of Holies without having to fear the angels that filled this space.
During the festivals of the pilgrimage the priest used to raise the curtain from the Holy of Holies to show the pilgrims how much their God loved them as they could see in the embrace of the two Cherubim.
In the Master's degree we find it exhibited in its most religious form, in the restoration from death to life--in the change from the obscurity of the grave to the holy of holies of the Divine Presence.
And hence Aaron was commanded, when he entered into the holy of holies to make an expiation for the sins of the people, to appear clothed in white linen, with his linen apron, or girdle, about his loins.
The holy of holies appears empty, and no altar is there, either, nor self-fed fire.
Maintain your poise, look within, for there hides divinity in that holy of holies of a man of which his body is the temple.
This Holy of Holies held the Koran, bound in gold and pearls, around which the Faithful were wont to make seven turns upon their knees, an act of devotion that has left indisputable grooves in the marble of the pavement.
The Holy of Holies departed from among them, but the outer court of Jerusalem—which is the expression used for the form of the religion—fell into the hands of the Gentiles.
This prophesies the duration of the Dispensation of Islám when Jerusalem was trodden under foot, which means that it lost its glory—but the Holy of Holies was preserved, guarded and respected—until the year 1260.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven”(68) means that the divine Jerusalem is found, and the Holy of Holies has become visible.
But the heavenly Jerusalem, which is established upon the Apex of the world and the Holy of Holies of the Almighty, which hath hoisted its banner, comprehendeth and includeth in it all the perfections and teachings of the former dispensations.
That church is of stone and cement, whereas this Holy of Holies is of overwhelming Light.
Thou hast entered into the Heavenly Jerusalem and discovered the Way to the Holy of Holies of the Kingdom.
And, again, 'For Jesus is not entered into the Holies made by hands, the patterns of the true; but into heaven itself.
And again: 'For Jesus is not entered into the Holies made with hands, the patterns of the true; but into heaven itself.
Christ, our great High Priest, has entered into the Holy of Holiesby his own blood.
When an Egyptian priest opened the door of the shrine–the holy of holies of the temple–he must prostrate himself at the threshold in reverent worship.
Then they clap their hands, and bow their heads before the threshold, and reverently gaze through the hall of prayer at the loftier edifice, the holy of holies beyond it.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "holies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
