It is the same word that in other places is translated sanctified. The method of this prayer teaches us to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and then to hope that other things shall be added.ġ. The petitions, and those are six the three first relating more immediately to God and his honour, the three last to our own concerns, both temporal and spiritual as in the ten commandments, the four first teach us our duty toward God, and the last six our duty toward our neighbour. Source: Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible The falsity, deception, and lying, commonly practised, from it īuying and selling as in the sight of the holy and just God. In a particular calling or business, when we separate In our families, when we endeavour to bring up ourĬhildren in the discipline and admonition or the Lord instructingĪlso our servants in the way of righteousness.ĥthly. If we have an eye to God in all we perform, thenĮvery act of our common employment will be an act of religiousĤthly. In our lives, when we begin, continue, and end our works Have our tempers regulated by his grace and Spirit.ģdly. In our thoughts, when we suppress every rising evil, and With our lips, when all ourĬonversation is holy, and we speak of those things which are meetĢdly. His Divine nature-his power, wisdom, justice, mercy, Thy name.] That is, GOD himself, with all the attributes of Separate him from, and in our conceptions and desires exalt him Sanctified by us, in analogy to those things, viz. The service of God, so the Divine Majesty may be said to be Tabernacle, temple, and their utensils, which were all set apartįrom every earthly, common, or profane use, and employed wholly in Person to a holy use or office, as the Levites, first-born, Scripture, is frequently used for the consecration of a thing or from a negative, and GH, theĮarth, a thing separated from the earth, or from earthly purposesĪnd employments. Honouring God as holy will lead us into a closer walk with our Creator and the development of holiness in ourselves.įor further commentary on “Hallowed”, check out a great short video on this by Jimmy Akin on Youtube. We can not fully pray this line unless our lives desire to reflect this wonderful holiness. For God’s name to be kept as revered on Earth, this will necessitate a response on our part. The Good News Translation puts it this way "May your holy name be honored" ( Matthew 6:9). However, there is another element to this. This flows out of the first line of the prayer “Our Father, who is in heaven”, who is distinct from us and lives in eternity. So when we pray “hallowed be thy name” we are asking that His name may be recognised as sacred. Hallowed means to consecrate, to be made set apart as holy. “Hallowed” is not a word frequently used in the contemporary English language, and so it’s meaning is not immediately apparent. "Hallowed be thy Name" is the first of the seven petitions in the prayer (the first three address God, the second four are prayers related to our needs and concerns).