God is already holy. God’s name, the Father’s name, is already holy. So in the first petition the verb means, “Your name be treated as holy.” That is, “your name be treated as infinitely precious, your name be highly valued, above all other values.” Thus this verb has the sense of praise, honor, exalt, magnify, revere, glorify.3 None of this can happen unless and until God’s name is known. So “hallowed” has the deeper meaning of being revealed, manifest, made known, or best of all, made real. “Your name, so infinitely precious, be made known on earth as you are in heaven.” “Your name, so
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