"He is with us. To provide joy, to be present in the pain. And our response lies in an onlooking refrain, thankful for the retrospect, but altered to fit our present covenant, “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel has come to us, O Israel.”
God’s jealousy is meant to provoke us back to Him. It’s a righteous, protective jealousy, much like a husband’s jealousy towards a wife around a rivaling man aspiring to steal away the affections of His bride....
