(What follows is a question from a student in our Bible Correspondence Courses. We post it here for anyone else who may have wondered the same thing.) Why is God a jealous God when jealousy is a sin? This is an excellent question which shows that you are looking deeper into God’s word. Let me try and offer a satisfying, biblical answer. The word translated “jealous” occurs 19 times in the New American Standard Bible. All but one of those …