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for Yahweh your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of Yahweh your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
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God's Righteous Jealousy
Commentators explain that God's jealousy is not like petty human envy. It is His righteous demand for the exclusive devotion He is owed as the one true God. Charles Spurgeon notes that God has done everything to win our hearts and therefore deserves them completely. To divide our affection with other 'gods' or priorities is to grieve His Spirit and provoke His anger, as He will not tolerate rivals.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Israelites were at the point of quitting their previous nomadic life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exc…
19th Century
Anglican
From off the face of the earth. —Literally, of the ground. Absolute extermination is threatened by the fire of His jealou…
Baptist
Lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. Ye shall not tempt the LORD your G…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the Lord your God is a jealous God among you He was near to them, in the midst of them, his tabernacle being pla…
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