I thought I'd post Pastor Gene's definition of God's jealousy for you. I appreciated his excellent treatment of this difficult concept, and it's worth looking at this compact definition a few times:
"God’s jealousy refers to his deep, passionate, fiercely protective commitment to his own glory, which is the highest good that exists, AND his exclusive claim to our obedience and commitment to him, which is the highest good for us."
I like this definition. It communicates that God really wants what is best for us. And he knows without a doubt that's what's best for us is to be completely devoted to him. Not just a little bit of ourselves, a few hours here or there, and not just a little bit of him, like some jimmy-rigged conception of God we've pieced together from our favorite bits of God, but all of himself, in his magnificent glory and incomprehensible power.
Some weighty things to ponder, and some radical obedience and commitment called for in response!
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