Today's Reading: Exodus 20-21:15
For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. (Exodus 20:5b) This verse does not read like this in my other translations, so I view it as an addition that expands upon the word jealous and what that means.
Webster's definition of jealous:
1: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage
2: intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
3: vigilant in guarding a possession
Every time I read it in the New Living Translation it really gives me pause and forces me to think, Do I have affections that compete with God?
Webster's definition of jealous:
1: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage
2: intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
3: vigilant in guarding a possession
Every time I read it in the New Living Translation it really gives me pause and forces me to think, Do I have affections that compete with God?
May grace abound,
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