It took me about 18 minutes to read this passage. Moses went into details about the construction of the tabernacle and the furniture that God instructed him to place inside of the structure. What caught my attention in this passage was in chapter 34, verse 15. There God describes another aspect of his character when he calls himself The Jealous God. Applying the term jealous normally carries a bad connotation to me. I think that is because of the personal characteristics that normally motivate and accompany a jealous person; extreme self-interest, outbursts of anger, irrational thought processes, violent behavior, distrust, plus many other un-Christian displays. Since all of these attributes are contrary to God’s nature we can be assure that when he becomes jealous it is for our good. I don’t know if people can be jealous with the same motivation as God, but if we could we would redefine the meaning of jealousy.
Stuart
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