of those with whom he has established a covenant relationship. Any violation of the exclusive favor in this relationship is met with a strong emotional response of jealousy, which results in wrathful and restorative action. In the Bible we also see that humans demonstrate godly jealousy in relationship to other persons and on behalf of God.4 Although human jealousy is seldom uncontaminated with sin, can be unwarranted,5 and taken to ungodly extremes,6 there is, nevertheless, an important place in
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