The Most Jewish about Jesus – Part Two
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One central feature of the God of Israel, highlighted in the holy Scriptures of the Jews, was that he had h)nq. The word means zeal, jealousy, and envy. In other words, Yahweh is a jealous God, envious of and zealous for all that belongs to him. He will give his glory to no other, “nor my praise to graven images”. 2 This God had now chosen Israel to be his people. The people, then, were to show that they had no one else besides him. In earlier times, it sufficed the jealous God that no other gods were worshipped by his people. Dewing closer to Jesus’ time, monolatry was increasingly superseded by monotheism. 3
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