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Divine jealousy plays a central role in God’s activities throughout human history, yet it is virtually ignored among those in the Church today. Christians desire leaders who are dynamic, educated, and entertaining, but it is highly unlikely you will ever see jealousy as one of the desired qualities of leaders within the Church. However, jealousy is one of the primary attributes of the great...

Chapter 1 Introduction That God is a jealous God is a clear teaching of the Bible. Gerhard von Rad considers God’s jealousy to be one of the most foundational divine attributes. He understands it as ‘an emotion springing from the very depths of [God’s] personality.’1 Walter Eichrodt believes divine jealousy to be the ‘basic element of the whole Old Testament idea of God.’2 Jealousy is the reason God gives for the second commandment: You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself
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