If God states "i am a jealous God" in the OT then why is jealousy a sin which God cannot stand the prescence

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Answer 1

God said that he is a jealous God because hve made their own God like the images which some say it represent God, like the man made wooden images,printed images, bronze images of God which some worship, some are worshipping the earth, some are worshipping the moon, the trees and Satan. and many other which they think it is their God.

You can not level humans from God. Why question the law of God? Are you knowledgeable than He is?Or are yu powerful than he is? NO NO NO NO.

Remember that the servant is always lower than his master . You can not overpower your master,
jtm.

Answer 2

Simple, lack of understanding, and of scholarship.

Even in the beginning of Genesis there are two 'Gods', two 'Creations', and two 'Adams'.

The jealous 'God' you quote is/was a rather petty little storm-god called Jehovah. He was probably an entity who found his way to Earth through some oversight of the 'non-interference' control system, and started having a ball messing around with the little humans. I could go on at great length elaborating on this, but the Enki of the Sumerians are the key to understanding this subject. They are also the model for the Egyptian, Greek and Roman 'god' pantheons.

We were 'visited' by more advanced ( technically ) beings many thousands of years ago, and those beings did immense harm, which we are still paying for today. Some believe that they never left, but were absorbed into the human population, which may be so.

The other 'God' in whose 'presence' jealousy would be abhorent, is, I believe, an attempt to express, in words, that which many call 'The Creator God', this is also an error of understanding. It is a misapplication of the truly super-ancient wisdom that there are facets of possible human 'error' which can lead to highly undesirable results.

The 'Ten Commandments' are a condensate of the the 42 questions of the Osirian Cult's death ceremony, when Osiris would ask the dead if they had done certain things during their lives, this ceremony concluded with the 'weighing' of the deceased person's heart, and if it 'weighed' more than a feather then that person's 'ka' ( spirit ) was condemned to the 'Underworld'.

Even this is a misunderstanding. The 'judge' is us ourselves, and the 'sentence' is to continue with incarnation until the necessary level of understanding is reached. Jealousy is, indeed, one of the more undesirable manifestations of us people. And we cannot 'stand' it in ourselves.

Answer 3

Jealousy, in its purest form, can be a fine motivation for just causes. However, when it is perverted, it is usually divisive or even destructive.

The jealousy that God expresses is the pure kind. The jealousy that is condemned in the Bible is the perverted kind.

God expects his worshippers to worship him exclusively. If they should try to worship other gods, his h jealousy comes into play, and the worshippers are cut off from any kind of a relationship with him.

Answer 4

Because in the OT the people created idols they were worshipping and lost their focus totally on Him. God is Love and when others worshipped idols it hurts Him greatly. This is why He cannot stand in the prescence of those that could not understand the meaning of love

Answer 5

In these verses, God is speaking of people making idols and bowing down and worshiping those idols instead of giving God the worship that belongs to Him alone. God is possessive of the worship and service that belong to Him. It is a sin (as God points out in this commandment) to worship or serve anything other than Him. So, in summary, 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. It is a different use of the word jealous when God says He is jealous. What He is jealous for belongs to Him; worship and service belong to Him alone, and are to be given to Him alone.

Perhaps a practical example will help us to understand the difference. 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. This type of jealousy is not sinful. Rather, it is entirely appropriate. Being jealous for something that belongs to you is good and appropriate. 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 He is truly worthy of it. Therefore, God is rightly jealous when worship, praise, honor, or adoration is given to idols. This is precisely the jealousy the Apostle Paul described in 2 Corinthians 11:2, "I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy..."

Answer 6

The Old Testament, actually the first five books were written by Moses. In those times [as is today in some cultures] every family had their 'minor gods' or even some ancestors which they worshipped as gods.
Religion, as we know, is an effective method of societal control. So Moses began a religion which drew its laws [actually his laws] from the Authority of a Single, jealous god, who would wreck havoc on any of his chosen people if they turned away from him.

The God of the Old testament testament is a jealous, eye-for-an-eye, vengeful God, because the people of the Old testament weren't ready for the gospel of love.

May people who masquerade as Christians - [Jesus Christ gave only one commandment 'love'] - still want to control people politically and intellectually, so they still hark back to their Old testament version of God and the several hundred laws written by Moses, Aaron and subsequent priests and levites in His name.

Jealous People have a Jealous God . they are the ones responsible for Jihad, Crusades, gay bashing, Holy war, and Somalia and Iraq.

Answer 7

Jealousy is a trait, similar to the different, which has both its sensible and unfavourable aspects. in case you'll observe, the prohibition to be jealous would not say, "don't be jealous", it says, "don't be jealous of your neighbor's x y and z". you're allowed to be jealous of a persons' spirituality, as an celebration, by using the indisputable fact that could want to push you to develop into extra efficient and benefit that for your self. With the tale the position Phineas killed Zimri, the be conscious "jealous" is used; that he develop into jealous for G-d's sake and using that he killed them. And this develop into considered a righteous element on his section. there is extra to the tale yet in this particular section it really is the concept - that he develop into jealous in a approved way for G-d's honor and this develop into admirable. And sure, regardless of if it develop into one of those "jealousy", or extra appropriately the be conscious "kina" in Hebrew, it really is the be conscious it really is used to point jealousy yet can at different circumstances connote slightly diverse issues. little or no in this international is black and white, you comprehend. the quicker you comprehend that the added efficient. playstation singing isn't a sin ;) EDIT: examine Zena's remark. that is real, zealous is yet another that technique of the be conscious "kina". so as that really helped make sparkling the point slightly.

Answer 8

Not all jealousy is sin. Like all emotions within us, there is a positive use for it. For the sanctity of marriage and the well-being of children, a wife has every reason to be jealous if she thinks her husband is cheating on her. It causes her to try and reconcile and end the situation, and if the jealousy is handled in a healthy manner, restore it.

It can, of course, be perverted and twisted, but jealousy, like all emotions, still retains a positive use.

Answer 9

Actually, I kind of agree with the JW discourse, except for the "God loves everybody" assumption. I get a sense of liability from that verse, IOW the ones He calls His own, OWE Him the worship He deserves. We must not turn the tables on the Lord, He owes us nothing.

Answer 10

LMAO, sorry but I have to laugh at "Where does it say jealousy is a good thing?" Do these people LISTEN to themselves? They're so twisted in trying to justify the silly bits that their god says, that they're reduced to defending jealousy as a character VIRTURE!