Jehovah is a jelous god,is'nt jelousy a curse,sin?

Question

If we are jelous of things,anytning,arent we sinning?and say he made us in his own image as the answer,isnt he Perfect?so why would he have that traight if he can do anything,thus opting to not be jelous.

Answer 1

Jealousy is not necessarily a sin. Covetousness is. One may be rightly jealous for what is rightly his, but one would be wrong to covet what is not his.


In fact, jealousy may be godly...

(2 Corinthians 11:2) For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, for I personally promised you in marriage to one husband that I might present you as a chaste virgin to the Christ.

(Exodus 34:14) Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, he is a jealous God

(1 Kings 19:10) [Elijah] said: “I have been absolutely jealous for Jehovah the God of armies; for the sons of Israel have left your covenant

(Zechariah 1:14-15) Jehovah of armies has said: “I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great jealousy. 15 With great indignation I am feeling indignant against the nations

(Romans 11:13-14) I glorify my ministry [to non-Hebrews], if I may by any means incite those who are my own [Hebrew] flesh to jealousy and save some from among them


But covetousness is always wrong...

(Mark 7:20-23) That which issues forth out of a man is what defiles a man; for from inside, out of the heart of men, injurious reasonings issue forth: ...adulteries, covetings, acts of wickedness, deceit, loose conduct, an envious eye, blasphemy, haughtiness, unreasonableness. All these wicked things issue forth from within and defile a man.

(Luke 12:15) guard against every sort of covetousness

(Romans 1:28-29) God gave them up to a disapproved mental state, to do the things not fitting, filled as they were with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, badness, being full of envy

(Romans 13:9) You must not covet

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Answer 2

Jehovah describes himself as “a jealous God.” You may wonder why, since the word “jealousy” has negative connotations. Of course, God’s dominant quality is love. (1 John 4:8) Any feelings of jealousy on his part must therefore be for mankind’s good. In fact, we shall see that God’s jealousy is vital to the peace and harmony of the universe.
The related Hebrew words for “jealousy” occur over 80 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. Almost half of these references are to Jehovah God. “When applied to God,” explains G. H. Livingston, (The Pentateuch in Its Cultural Environment) Thus, the New World Translation sometimes renders the Hebrew noun “insistence on exclusive devotion.” (Ezekiel 5:13) Other appropriate renderings are “ardor” or “zeal. “The concept of jealousy does not carry the connotation of a warped emotion, but, rather, of an insistence on the singleness of worship of Jehovah.”
The most outstanding example of a man who showed jealousy for God’s pure worship was Jesus Christ. In the first year of his ministry, he saw greedy merchants operating in the courtyards of the temple. Visiting Jews may have needed the services of money changers to exchange their foreign currency for money that would be acceptable as temple tax. They also needed to buy animals and birds in order to offer the sacrifices required by God’s Law. Such business transactions should have been carried on outside the temple courtyards. Worse, the merchants were evidently taking undue advantage of the religious needs of their brothers by charging exorbitant prices. Consumed with jealousy for God’s pure worship, Jesus used a whip to drive out the sheep and the cattle. He also overturned the tables of the money changers, saying: “Stop making the house of my Father a house of merchandise!” (John 2:14-16) Thus Jesus fulfilled the words of Psalm 69:9: “Sheer zeal [or, “jealousy,” Byington] for your house has eaten me up.”The apostle Paul was an imitator of Christ. To protect newly baptized Christians from spiritually unwholesome influences, he said: “I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy.” (2 Corinthians 11:2) Prior to this, Paul’s jealousy for pure worship had moved him to instruct this same congregation to disfellowship an unrepentant fornicator who was a contaminating influence.

Answer 3

If you examine Jehova's general behaviour, it's not characteristic of a sane or balanced individual. The murderous jealousy is one aspect,and then there's the murderous rages, murderous pettiness, murderous wrath and all the other bizarre and dangerous traits that, in a human being, would be sectionable offences.

If we're designed in his image, we can be thankful that at least a few of us are deficient in these horrible tendencies.

CD

Answer 4

Yes and No, as for Jealousy being bad. In this context it is simply saying he demands sole worship, none of this worshiping him AND others. He expects us to serve him.

I often think of it like a Wife, she has EVERY right to insist her man ONLY be married to her.

Answer 5

Jealous, Heb., Qan-na', meaning "Insisting on Exclusive Devotion"

This is to our benefit, since worshiping false gods leads to pain, suffering and death.

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Answer 6

What is a "jehovah"?