Jealousy is weak and petty so why does God describe himself as jealous? Because the Hebrew root of the word is different than how we use it today. It refers to zeal. God zealously loves and protects those who trust him as the singular God, not as one god of many.
Exodus 20:4-5 (NLT) 4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.
3/24/2019
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