Hag 2:12 | MHM | STEP | v. 12 : Haggai asked if carrying holy meat in the fold of a garment could make other food holy if it touched it. The priests answered no. Even if the garment touched something holy, it would not spread holiness to other things. According to the law, only what God made holy was truly holy, and holiness was not easily shared just by contact (Leviticus 6:27 ).

‏ Haggai 2:12

v. 12: Haggai asked if carrying holy meat in the fold of a garment could make other food holy if it touched it. The priests answered no. Even if the garment touched something holy, it would not spread holiness to other things. According to the law, only what God made holy was truly holy, and holiness was not easily shared just by contact (Leviticus 6:27 ^a).