The LORD's name is JEALOUS

[tonychanyt]

NIV Exodus 34:

14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

The Hebrew word for "jealous", H7067, appears 6 times in the Bible. Every time, it is connected to God. The LORD was jealous like a husband over his wife.

Matthew Poole's Commentary:

Whose name is Jealous; who hath made himself known by, and glories in that name, The jealous God, who cannot endure any competitor or corrival; whereas the false and puny gods of the heathens were contented with multitudes of partners. So this is properly said to be the name of God, whereby he is known and distinguished from all other gods.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible:

he admits of no rival or competitor in worship; he will not give his glory to another god, or one so called, nor his praise to graven images; and in this he is distinguished from all nominal and fictitious gods, who have many joined with them, and are rivals of them, which gives them no concern, because insensible; but it is otherwise with the Lord, who knows the dishonour done him, and resents it, and is as jealous of any worship being given to another, as the husband is of the honour of his marriage bed; for idolatry is spiritual adultery, as is suggested in the following verse.

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges:

whose name is Jealous] on ‘name’ (= ‘character’),

It was a Hebrew idiomatic way to refer to the LORD's character. It was not his proper name.

15 “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them,

Strong's Hebrew: 2181. זָנָה (zanah) — 93 Occurrences

Brown-Driver-Briggs:

1. be or act as a harlot
2. figurative of improper intercourse with foreign nations (religious reference sometimes involved
3. of intercourse with other deities, considered as harlotry, sometimes involving actual prostitution

they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.

Then, you will share their prostitution.

16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.

Your sons will prostitute themselves to their gods, committing adultery against the LORD.

Deut 4:

24 The LORD your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God

like a jealous husband.

 

[Soyeong]

NIV Exodus 34:


The Hebrew word for "jealous", H7067, appears 6 times in the Bible. Every time, it is connected to God. The LORD was jealous like a husband over his wife.

Matthew Poole's Commentary:


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible:


Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges:


It was a Hebrew idiomatic way to refer to the LORD's character. It was not his proper name.


Strong's Hebrew: 2181. זָנָה (zanah) — 93 Occurrences

Brown-Driver-Briggs:

1. be or act as a harlot
2. figurative of improper intercourse with foreign nations (religious reference sometimes involved
3. of intercourse with other deities, considered as harlotry, sometimes involving actual prostitution

Then, you will share their prostitution.


Your sons will prostitute themselves to their gods, committing adultery against the LORD.

Deut 4:


like a jealous husband.

Jealousy can come from a place of security where we place a high value on ourselves or a place of insecurity where we place low value on ourselves, which is what makes the difference between the positive or negative forms of jealousy. For example, the problem with coveting is that we are placing low value on ourselves wishing that we were. Likewise, the way to place a high value on ourselves is by placing a high value on our creators, which is why we are commanded to honor our parents.