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What Moses said about God?
But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”
Can God be jealous?
In the passages from Deuteronomy and Joshua (e.g. Josh 24:19), God is jealous because he has a covenant with his people; he objects that his people have violated his rights that come from this covenant. 36 Third, God is angry with his people for worshiping other gods; this satisfies the affective condition.
Where does jealousy come from?
Jealousy comes out of a lack of trust; lack of trust in the process of life, in your partner, in yourself. Lack of trust breeds insecurity, which creates jealousy; we stifle these feelings because they are uncomfortable.
What did Moses promise God?
It was the Promised Land: the land we now know as Israel. From that moment on, Moses resolved to lead his people out of Egypt to the land of milk and honey.
What does the Bible say about God’s jealousy?
The Bible clearly teaches that God is a jealous God. Exodus 20:5 states, “You shall not bow down to them [other gods] or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God.” How are we to understand God’s jealousy when the Bible also says that jealousy is a sin ( Galatians 5:20 )?
Why was God jealous of worship?
He commanded allegiance and worship to Him alone. He would not tolerate the worship of other gods (a practice common in Egypt and other nations). God was “jealous” in the sense that He expected full devotion, not merely a partial, lukewarm commitment. Worship belongs to God, and He is right to be “jealous” of it.
Why did Moses say art thou jealous on my account?
It is because LORD JEHOVAH puts his Spirit upon them.” And Moses said to him, Art thou jealous on my account? and would that all the Lord’s people were prophets; whenever the Lord shall put his spirit upon them. But Moses replied, “Are you concerned what this might do to me?
Does anyone who does not love God not know God?
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols.