The inner room of the worship area in the Jerusalem Temple or earlier Tabernacle, chosen by God as sacred.
About Most Holy Place
The inner room of the tabernacle and temple where they kept the ark of the covenant. The ark was a gold-covered wooden box that held important holy items, including the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 25:10–22).
This room was the most holy space in Israelite worship. Only the high priest could enter it, and only once each year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16). Before entering, the high priest had to perform special cleansing rituals.
Key References
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
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Hebrews (8)
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.