Simply put... jealousy stems from insecurity and or the desire to have what one does not have...

God is all...has all...and always will be...EVERYTHING...


No jealousy required!

Amen

One source ... the seat of all creation ... when you are all that is, what is there to be jealous of?

Yes Michael, I agree

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qanna' (jealous) means: Not bearing any rival.
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Jealous: Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness:
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Jealous in the Bible means that God will not share what belongs to Him. Jealous in reference to God doesn't mean He wants what He doesn't have, it means He is going to keep what belongs to Him.

A God with no rivals has no cause to be jealeous.

However, if a god who is jealeous of Its possessions, creates in Its image, it doesn't show much forsight, when It then dictates that the inherant quality of jealeousy is a sin.

Even a creature as lowely as a human understands the duplicity of Do as I say, not as I do.

<< Deuteronomy 6:15 >>
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If you do, the LORD your God will become very angry with you and will wipe you off the face of the earth, because the LORD your God, who is with you, is a God who does not tolerate rivals.

King James Bible
(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

American Standard Version
for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Bible in Basic English
For the Lord your God who is with you is a God who will not let his honour be given to another; or the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, causing your destruction from the face of the earth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Because the Lord thy God is a jealous God in the midst of thee: lest at any time the wrath of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and take thee away from the face of the earth.

Darby Bible Translation
for Jehovah thy God is a jealous ùGod in thy midst; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from the face of the earth.

English Revised Version
for the LORD thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.


http://bible.cc/deuteronomy/6-15.htm

Deuteronomy 4:24 "For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 5:9 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, (NASB ©1995)

same link

Redykeulous,

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However, if a god who is jealeous of Its possessions, creates in Its image, it doesn't show much forsight, when It then dictates that the inherant quality of jealeousy is a sin.
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Jealousy? A sin? Where? Where is that described as a sin? The desire to keep those things which belong to you, how is that a sin? Would you be right to be jealous if you found out your significant other was commiting adultry? Yes, you would. Because if two people have dedicated themselves to each other, jealousy is NORMAL when one is unfaithful. So if you say "I belong to the LORD" and then worship other gods, God has every right to be angry and jealous. If you don't worship God, then God doesn't get jealous when you worship other gods. You haven't said "I belong to you."

This is the difference between "reasoning" and "rationalization". When you reason, you look for evidence and follow it to a conclusion. When you rationalize, you start with a conclusion and look for evidence to support the conclusion. I think that anyone who reads the Bible with an open mind will be forced to accept that God's position is righteous. When someone promises to serve God and God promises to serve them and then the person worships other gods instead, God clearly has a right to be angry and jealous.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Never desire to take your neighbor's household away from him. "Never desire to take your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him."

King James Bible
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

Bible in Basic English
Let not your desire be turned to your neighbour's house, or his wife or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is his.


http://bible.cc/exodus/20-17.htm

adj4u,

Thank you for quoting so many different translations of the Bible, but if you look at the words, you will find that covet and jealous aren't the same in Hebrew.

chamad (covet): To desire
qanna' (jealous): Not bearing any rival.

Those who are saved are called "The Bride of Christ". If we are married in spirit to Jesus, then why would Jesus accept us worshipping another god is spirit? Even if that god is money or women or power, God does not accept any rivals for our devotion.

Words have meanings.

cov·et (kvt)
v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets
v.tr.
1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.
2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire.
v.intr.
To feel immoderate desire for that which is another's.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/covet

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jeal·ous (jls)
adj.
1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
2.
a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
b. Inclined to suspect rivalry.
3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jealous

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en·vy (nv)
n. pl. en·vies
1.
a. A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
b. The object of such feeling: Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
2. Obsolete Malevolence.
tr.v. en·vied, en·vy·ing, en·vies

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/envy

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kinda ties jealous-covet-envy all together

adj4u,

That's the English definitions. The translators of the Bible got as close as they could with the existing words in English. I keep showing you the Hebrew definitions. It is not reasonable to look at the accurate definitions and deny them and continue insisting you are right. You are rationalizing, when you should be reasoning.

who is to say what language god inspired it to them in

adj4u,

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who is to say what language god inspired it to them in
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Okay, I'm out. If you aren't going to be serious or reasonable, then I have no desire to discuss this with you.

well spider i put full definitions up and you choose to ignore them

chamad (covet): To desire
qanna' (jealous): Not bearing any rival.

covet--To desire
jealous--Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy
envy--A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.

if you can pick and choose
why cant i

win again i guess

adj4u,

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if you can pick and choose
why cant i
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You sound like a child. "Why can't I do what I want!" Let me explain the simple and extremely obvious difference. I took my definitions based on the original Hebrew texts. You took your definitions from English translations of Hebrew words. If you are interested in learning the truth, go to the original source. Look in a Hebrew to English dictionary and you will see why your definitions are so flawed. Also, you will find that "qanna'" is only used when discussing God. "qin'ah" is closer to what English speakers think of as "jealous".

i used your definitions spider

and conected them together

and who is to say if my translation is wrong and yours is right

they have been translated somewhere from something

no matter what they are

and i posted the link to my definitions

i have yet to see your links