"Phinehasthe sonof Eleazar,the sonof Aaronthe priest,has turnedawayMy wrathfrom the sonsof Israelin that he was jealouswith My jealousyamongthem, so that I did not destroythe sonsof Israelin My jealousy.
They buriedthe bonesof Sauland Jonathanhis sonin the countryof Benjaminin Zela,in the graveof Kishhis father;thus they didallthat the kingcommanded,and afterthat Godwas movedby prayerfor the land.
Judahdidevilin the sightof the LORD,and they provokedHim to jealousymorethanallthat their fathershad done,with the sinswhichthey committed.
Therefore He saidthat He would destroythem, Had not MosesHis chosenone stoodin the breachbeforeHim, To turnawayHis wrathfrom destroying[them].
Then Phinehasstoodup and interposed,And so the plaguewas stayed.
And it was reckonedto him for righteousness,To allgenerationsforever.
For they provokedHim with their highplacesAnd aroused His jealousywith their gravenimages.
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
"Ifa manlets a fieldorvineyardbe grazed[bare] and letshis animallooseso that it grazesin anotherman's field,he shall makerestitutionfrom the bestof his own fieldand the bestof his own vineyard.
for you shall not worshipanyothergod,for the LORD,whose nameis Jealous,is a jealousGod--
"Thus I will judgeyou like women who commitadulteryor shedbloodare judged;and I will bringon you the bloodof wrathand jealousy.
A jealousand avengingGodis the LORD;The LORDis avengingand wrathful.The LORDtakesvengeanceon His adversaries,And He reserveswrathfor His enemies.
Neithertheir silvernortheir goldWill be ableto deliverthem On the dayof the LORD'Swrath;And allthe earthwill be devouredIn the fireof His jealousy,For He will makea completeend,Indeeda terrifyingone, Of allthe inhabitantsof the earth.
"Thereforewaitfor Me," declaresthe LORD,"For the daywhen I riseup as a witness.Indeed,My decisionis to gathernations,To assemblekingdoms,To pourout on them My indignation,AllMy burninganger;For allthe earthwill be devouredBy the fireof My zeal.
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
"He who believesin the Sonhaseternallife;but he who does not obeythe Sonwill not seelife,but the wrathof Godabideson him."
Ordo we provokethe Lordto jealousy?We are not strongerthan He, are we?
For I am jealousfor you with a godlyjealousy;for I betrothedyou to onehusband,so that to ChristI might presentyou [as] a purevirgin.
"The LORDshall neverbe willingto forgivehim, but ratherthe angerof the LORDand His jealousywill burnagainst that man,and everycursewhich is writtenin thisbookwill reston him, and the LORDwill blotout his namefrom underheaven.
"They madeHim jealouswith strange[gods]; With abominationsthey provokedHim to anger.
They have madeMe jealouswith [what] is not God;They have provokedMe to angerwith their idols.So I will make them jealouswith [those who] are not a people;I will provokethem to angerwith a foolishnation,
"For the LORDyour Godis a consumingfire,a jealousGod.
Then the sonsof Israelsentto the sonsof Reubenand to the sonsof Gadand to the half-tribeof Manasseh,into the landof Gilead,Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priest,
Then Joshuasaidto the people,"You will not be ableto servethe LORD,for He is a holyGod.He is a jealousGod;He will not forgiveyour transgressionor your sins.
