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Meat and Meaning: When God Calls Himself “Jealous”

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She's So Scripture and Diane Ferreira
Dec 07, 2025
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Hi Founders!

If you grew up in church, you probably heard that God is “jealous” and quietly wondered if that meant He had some emotional insecurity issue nobody wanted to address. Maybe your teacher told you, “God wants all your attention,” and left it at that. Cute idea. Not terribly helpful.

Because the English word jealous carries a whole lot of baggag…

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