Read chapter 22.
"In this chapter we have divers laws concerning the priests and sacrifices, all for preserving the honor of the sanctuary. Let us recollect with gratitude that our great High Priest cannot be hindered by any thing from the discharge of his office. Let us also remember, that the Lord requires us to reverence his name, his truths, his ordinances, and commandments" (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary).
The word hallowed means "treated as holy" or "sanctified" which in turns means set apart. The Lord God was to be set apart and above all other gods. And Israel in turn was to be a holy, set apart nation from all other peoples to God. God dealt with Israel in special and specific way that He didn't with any other nation and therefore says "I am the Lord who sanctifies you." It's not just meaning of "different" but of honor of being set apart for a specific reason. We learn that this specific set apart is to honor God as we read in 1 Peter 1 to not conform to former lust but to be holy because He is holy (1 Peter 1:16). How can you live set apart for God in your life? How do you honor God as holy?
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