On May 17, 2026, America will be re-dedicated to God. What does the Bible say about dedication? How does this symbolic gesture magnify God? Let’s explore the word “dedicate” in the Holy Bible as a reference point. 

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14 Bible Verses About Dedication

Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, dedicated to the Lord.  Exodus 31:15 HCSB

‘Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God), as the Lord your God commanded you. Deuteronomy 5:12 AMP

For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord’s treasury.” Joshua 6:19

Samuel told them, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, dedicate yourselves to the Lord, and worship only Him. Then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.” 1 Samuel 7:3 HCSB

Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. In this manner the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple. 1 Kings 8:63 HCSB

 King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites. 1 Chronicles 18:11 HCSB

They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord’s temple. 1 Chronicles 26:27 HCSB

 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. Ezra 6:16 NKJV

Blow a trumpet in Zion [warning of impending judgment], Dedicate a fast [as a day of restraint and humility], call a solemn assembly. Joel 2:15 AM

Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated it. Nehemiah 3:1 HCSB

It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly and later to reconsider his vows. Proverbs 20:25 HCSB

They brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them [to dedicate and commission them for this service]. Acts 6:6 AMP

For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness [to be dedicated, and set apart by behavior that pleases Him, whether in public or in private]. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 AMP

The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord.” Luke 2:23 NLT