So many times we like to think of God being the Good Father, and He is!  We like to think of His lovingkindness and He gives that with abundance.  But God is well-rounded in His attributes.  He is not only loving and kind, He is also very much aware of sin against Himself.

The LORD God does not permit any “god” to be worshiped, served, knelt to, or honored but Himself.

Listen… to God
(NASB) Exodus 34:14 “ –for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God–”

  The living God reveals He is a jealous God, who is zealous and passionate for our affection!

(NASB) Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.

(NASB) Exodus 20:4-5 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
5 ‘You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God…”

The LORD God treats His word with utter seriousness.  “Listen” to the prophet Nahum
(NASB) Nahum 1:2 “A jealous and avenging God is the LORD;
The LORD is avenging and wrathful.
The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.”

Learn… from God
(NASB) Exodus 34:12 “Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst.”

Be on your guard, be on watch – don’t worship stone, wood, gold, or silver – no image, no statue, nothing made with human hands is to be worshiped.  Why?  Because God says so.
Kneel only to the living God.  Pay homage to God alone.

Lean… on God
(NASB) Proverbs 3:5-7 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and turn from evil.”

Only God, the Jealous God, sees, hears, thinks, and acts because He is the living God.
No other “god” can see, hear, think, or act – because they are only made by people’s hands.

~ Take it to heart ~

Listen… to God    Learn…from God     Lean…on God