Oracle In the Old Testament used in every case, except Sa2 16:23, to denote the most holy place in the temple (Kg1 6:5, Kg1 6:19; Kg1 8:6). In Sa2 16:23 it means the Word of God. A man inquired "at the oracle of God" by means of the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate on the high priest's ephod.