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忌妒通常不是一件令人愉快的事情。嫉妒的人通常对自己感觉不好，所以他们很容易把别人视为他们不能容忍的对手。他们感受到更受欢迎的人带来的威胁，或者感受到比他们成就更大的人的威胁。

但神的忌妒是不同的。呼召亚伯拉罕和他的后裔（以色列）成为祂子民的主，是独一的真神。这位神藉着救主耶稣，也呼召我们成为神家的一员。祂说，你们是我的子民，我是你们的神。你们是属我的，你们不可有别的神。这是何等美好，因为神爱我们，总是愿意我们得着最好的。

现在，神在跟进落实祂的命令，即要我们单单爱祂。神宣告说，如果我们把我们的爱、崇拜或顺服交给别人，祂就会忌妒。在我们的生活中，任何其他可能放在神前面的事物都是偶像和假神，它们使我们的注意力从我们的创造主和救主的爱和看顾中偏离。藉着耶稣的牺牲，神把我们从必然的毁灭中拯救出来。

难道你不高兴神为你发忌妒，就像一个真正爱你的配偶那样吗？我们的神是一位忌邪的神，祂强烈地爱着那些透过遵守祂诫命来爱祂的人。

Jealousy is not usually a pleasant thing to see. People who are jealous usually feel badly about themselves, so they easily see others as rivals they cannot tolerate. They feel threatened by people who are more popular, or by people who have achieved more than they have.

But God’s jealousy is different. The Lord who called Abraham and his descendants (Israel) to be his people is the one true God. And through Jesus, the Savior, this same God calls us to be part of his family. You are my people, and I am your God, he says. You are my own, and you shall have no other. This is good because God loves and always wants what is best for us.

Now God is following up on his command that we love only him. God declares that he will be jealous if we ever give our love, worship, or obedience to another. Any other thing that we might place ahead of God in our lives is an idol, a god that draws our attention away from the love and care of our Creator and Savior. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, God has saved us from certain destruction.

Aren’t you glad God is jealous for you, like a truly loving spouse? Our God is a jealous God, who fiercely loves those who love him, and who show their love by keeping his commands.