Why is God a jealous God? | GotQuestions.org

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April 15, 2022

Why is God a jealous God? What does the Bible say about Jealousy in Exodus 20:5, Galatians 5:20, and 2 Corinthians 11:2? What is Jealousy and why is jealousy a sin? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, “Why is God a jealous God?” *** Source Article: https://www.gotquestions.org/jealous-God.html *** Check out, Bible Munch! @BibleMunch https://www.youtube.com/BibleMunch *** Recent Bible Munch Videos: James 1:2-4 - How to Face Trials in Life & Find Joy https://youtu.be/MnxnQ92ikYk John 4:24 - Is there a wrong way to worship? https://youtu.be/spWZfc2pje4 Philippians 4:13 - What this misused verse really means. https://youtu.be/6DlZAWOvSDU *** Recommended Resource: Knowing God By: J.I. Packer https://bit.ly/3wzkdUb *** Related Questions: What is godly jealousy? https://www.gotquestions.org/godly-jealousy.html Is God a megalomaniac? https://www.gotquestions.org/God-megalomaniac.html What does it mean that God is a consuming fire? https://www.gotquestions.org/consuming-fire.html Intro/Outro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Note: Some links may be affiliate links that cost you nothing, but help us share the word of God.

00:00: Today's question is, why is God a jealous God? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective.
00:08: Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.
00:21: It is important to understand how the word jealous is used. Its use in Exodus 20, verse 5 to describe
00:30: God is different from how it's used to describe the sin of jealousy in Galatians 5, verse 20.
00:36: When we use the word jealous, we use it in the sense of being envious of someone who has something we do not have.
00:43: A person might be jealous or envious of another person because he or she has a nice car or home.
00:50: Or a person might be jealous or envious of another person because of some ability or skill the other person has, such as athletic ability.
00:59: Another example would be that one person might be jealous or envious of another because of his or her beauty.
01:05: In Exodus 20, verse 5, it is not that God is jealous or envious because someone has something
01:12: He wants or needs. Exodus 20, verses 4 and 5 says, "...you
01:17: shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
01:25: You shall not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous
01:31: God." Notice that God is jealous when someone gives to another something that rightly belongs to Him.
01:39: In these verses, God is speaking of people making idols and bowing down and worshiping those idols, instead of giving
01:47: God the worship that belongs to Him alone. God is possessive of the worship and service that belong to Him.
01:54: It is a sin, as God points out in this commandment, to worship or serve anything other than God.
02:00: It is a sin when we desire, or we are envious, or we are jealous of someone because he has something that we do not have.
02:08: It is a different use of the word jealous when God says He is jealous. What He is jealous of belongs to Him.
02:15: Worship and service belong to Him alone and are to be given to Him alone. Perhaps a practical example will help us understand the difference.
02:25: If a husband sees another man flirting with his wife, he is right to be jealous, for only he has the right to flirt with his wife.
02:32: This type of jealousy is not sinful, rather it is entirely appropriate. Being jealous for something that God declares to belong to you is good and appropriate.
02:43: Jealousy is a sin when it is a desire for something that does not belong to you. Worship, praise, honor, and adoration belong to God alone, for only
02:53: He is truly worthy of it. Therefore, God is rightly jealous when worship, praise, honor, or adoration is given to idols.
03:02: This is precisely the jealousy the apostle Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 11. I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy.
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