What the Bible says about Hostility toward a Rival
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Deuteronomy 4:21-24 There is heat in God's relationship with His people. Within the Ten Commandments, in the second commandment, He says, "For the LORD your God is a jealous God." What is jealousy? It is a passionate intolerance, even a hostility, toward a rival. It is also defined as vigilance in guarding a possession. In this passage, God is having a passionate reaction against a rival, idolatry. God will not permit idolatry without reacting because idolatry promotes divided loyalties. We are His, and He does not choose to share us with anybody or anything else. John W. Ritenbaugh Prayer and Seeking God Related Topics: Divided Loyalty | Idolatry | Jealous God | Jealousy | Jealousy, Godly | Relationship with God

 

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