Profane

Lev 22:1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.

Word profane in Hebrew is Chalal, which means to bore, wound, dissolve, break one’s word, defile, pollute, slay. In English is means to vulgar, blasphemous, godless, irreligious, unholy, wicked.

Examples of Profaning:

1. Israel profaning the Sabbaths (Neh. 13:17; Ez. 22: 8, 26; 23:38)

2. Prophets and priests profaning God (Jer. 23:11-15; Ez. 22:25-26)

3. Zedekiah is called the profane wicked prince of Israel (Ez. 21:25)

4. Profaning the sanctuary (Ez. 25:3)

5. Profaning God’s holy name (Ez. 36:20-23; Amos 2:7; Mal. 1:12)

6. Profaning the holiness of God (Mal. 2: 11)

7. Profaning the holy covenant (Mal. 2: 10)

8. Lucifer was cast out as profane when he sinned (Ez. 28:16)

9. Priest profaning the temple (Mt. 12:5)

10. Esau was profane person, a fornicator (Heb. 12:16)

5 Commands to Priests:

1. A Priest shall not profane himself (Lev. 21:4)

2. He shall not profane the name of God (Lev 21:6)

3. A Priest shall not marry a profane woman (Lev. 21: 7, 14)

4. He shall not profane the sanctuary (Lev. 21: 12, 23)

5. Priests shall not profane the holy things (Lev. 22:15)

A priest profaned himself when he became back slid den in heart, irreverent, ungodly, unholy, defiled, unclean, wicked or worldly more interested in secular things than in his duty to God
In Exodus 3:13-15, G-d revealed His Name and commanded it be known and used by the people:

"Moshe said to God, "Behold, when I come to the children of Yisra'el, and tell them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you;' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What should I tell them?" God said to Moshe, "I AM WHO I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Yisra'el this: "I AM has sent me to you." God said moreover to Moshe, "You shall tell the children of Yisra'el this, 'YHVH, the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitzchak, and the God of Ya`akov, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations."

By the time of Yeshua, Jewish tradition banned use of the Holy Name, only the high priests could use the Name in the temple. Our bible translations reflect this ban; instead of translating His Name (YHVH -- Hebrew letters: "yud-hey-vav-hey"), the practice is to instead use the Tetragrammaton, "LORD" in place of the Name. But even a cursory glance through the TaNaKh shows His Sacred Name was widely used and known by those who recorded G-d's Word for us. I believe His Name, YHVH, should be known and used today. "G-d," "L-rd," and "Father" are titles -- they are NOT His Sacred Name. Judaism usually just refers to 'The Name' by saying 'HaShem' (which means, 'The Name'). But we know G-d revealed His Name so we *could* know and use it. I believe it a grave disgrace that early leaders banned use of His Name (even considering it a sin to pronounce it).

"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Exodus 20:7

This commandment is against all false swearing, blasphemy, and all profane, vain, trivial, light, and irreverent use of God’s name in ordinary life. It also refers to using God’s in false religion, witchcraft, conjuring—any abuse of the sacred and holy name whatsoever (7). The right use of his name is confined to which is sacred- prayer, praise, prophesy, teaching, worship and communion with God and saints (Mal 3:16)

So, let’s not take the LORD name in profane.