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[Ingenuity]

> A husband who doesn't get jealous when others flirt with his wife—when an illegitimate intruder threatens to ruin the relationship—isn’t all that committed to the marriage

No not being jealous in this situation is called being secure in your relationship. When you are secure in your relationship and trust your partner you do not get jealous of flirting. This type jealousy is something insecure teenagers and adults do. Sounds like god is a bit insecure.

[jimwalton]

No, He's not insecure at all, but He knows the hefty pull of sin on the human heart. As such, He seeks to protect us and our hearts. It's a move of wisdom and love, not insecurity.

[Subjective]

> Sounds like god is a bit insecure.

Well yea. He's threatened by people worshipping pieces of metal even though he's supposedly the only God. Evidently one can get just as much out of worshipping a hunk of metal as they can out of worshipping God, so I can see why that would make an omnipotent being worry a bit about their standing..

[jimwalton]

He's not threatened, but rather aware of the deceptive and corruptive nature of false worship. He knows what happens to people who reject Him, especially in preference to something so obviously un-divine as a piece of metal. But that's even true for people who philosophize Him into alleged nonexistence.

> Evidently one can get just as much out of worshipping a hunk of metal as they can out of worshipping God

The capacity of the human mind to pursue stupidity is almost boundless. People can manufacture meaning wherever they desire.

> so I can see why that would make an omnipotent being worry a bit about their standing..

His only "worry" is that He knows how misdirected and intemperate life can be when oriented away from Him.