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Getting to Know God THE GLORIOUS JEALOUSY OF GOD

The title of this article may make some readers a bit uncomfortable. After all, isn’t jealousy a bad thing? Last month, we looked at the names of God, but we held off on one until this month. Here is what Exodus 34:14 says: “For you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” What a strange-sounding thing for God to say about Himself! Yet, this is another important attribute of God that we must understand.

Jealousy, not envy

But first, let’s clarify a common misconception. People

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