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4. Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Contents 1 Emotions 2 Divine Provision for Anxiety 3 Stress 4 Relationships 5 Guilt 6 Good Thinking 7 Hope Against Depression 8 Resilience 9 Self-Esteem 10 Jealousy 11 Freedom From Addictions 12 Nature as a Source of Health 13 Partnership With Jesus

5. Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Our Goal {3} These lessons look at human emotions and give us biblical principles on how we can understand our emotions and seek the power of the Lord to bring them under His loving sovereignty. We’ll look at Bible characters, focusing on their emotional reactions to whatever befell them, good and bad, and ask: What can we learn from their experiences that can help us with ours?

6. Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Lesson 10, March 5 Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Lesson 10, March 5 Jealousy

7. Jealousy Key Text Proverbs 27:4 NIV “Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”

8. Jealousy Initial Words {115} One of the most devastating emotions is jealousy. It is the oldest type of and can hurt not only interpersonal relationships but our physical health, as well. Jealousy tends to be personal; it targets an individual who is perceived as a rival and a threat. As a result, jealousy often causes violence, either psychological (verbal abuse, backbiting, criticism) or physical.

9. Jealousy Quick Look Examples of Jealousy in 1. Heaven: Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-14) 2. The O.T.: Joseph’s Brothers; Saul (Genesis 37:3,4, 11; 1 Samuel 18:7-9) 3. The N.T.: Chief Priests (Matthew 27:18, 20)

10. Jealousy 1. In Heaven: Lucifer Isaiah 14:12-14 NKJV “How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer…. For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heavens! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation…. I will be like the Most High.”

11. 1.In Heaven: Lucifer At the Root of Evil {116} “I will make myself like the Most High” was the thought that triggered dissension, rebellion, violence, and much pain to all inhabitants of heaven and then to the entire human family. When the wrong path is initiated with jealousy and selfish ambition, the result seems to be a smorgasbord of sin: “disorder and every evil practice” (James 3:16, NIV).

12. 1.In Heaven: Lucifer At the Root of Evil {116} “Satan was jealous of Jesus. He wished to be consulted concerning the formation of man, and because he was not, he was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.” Early Writings 145 Lucifer did not look at what he had; instead, he chose to contemplate what Christ had. How often do we tend to do something similar?

13. Jealousy 2. In the O.T.: Joseph’s Brothers; Saul Genesis 37:3,4, 11 NKJV Israel loved Joseph more than all his children…. He made a tunic of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more that all his brothers, they hated him…. And his brothers envied him.”

14. 2. In the O.T.: Joseph’s Brothers “You Shall Not Covet” {118} So often, jealousy and envy arise among those with whom we are very close, within the family circle. Their jealousy became so powerful that it overruled not only common sense but common decency and morality, as well. No wonder there’s an entire commandment dedicated to warning us against it.

15. 2. In the O.T.: Saul Jealous of David {120} “So the women sang…. ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.’ Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him…. So Saul eyed David from that day forward” (1 Samuel 18:7-9) Jealousy generates a series of negative emotions: low self-esteem, hatred, suspicion, fear, guilt, and anger.

16. 2. In the O.T.: Saul Jealous of David {120} Saul was afraid of David, as mentioned several times in the chapter. He might have been afraid of losing his kingly position or afraid of David becoming the absolute hero of Israel. But his main source of fear was “because the Lord was with David but had left Saul” (1 Samuel 18:12 NIV).

17. 2. In the O.T.: Saul Jealous of David {122} Saul, by letting jealousy take root, followed a path to complete apostasy and ruin. Worse, his sin brought suffering not only on himself but on his own family. Sin is bad enough when it hurts us as individuals. Rarely, though, is the damage and pain so localized. In most cases, our wrong deeds impact others negatively, as well.

18. Matthew 27:18, 20 NKJV “For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him. But he chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.” Jealousy 3. In the N.T.: Chief Priests

19. J EALOUSY B LINDS 3. In the O.T.: Chief Priests Jealousy Toward Jesus {124} How often folk let their own jealousy blind them to what should be obvious. After all that Jesus was doing, the miracles, the healing, the casting out of demons, it’s hard to imagine anyone questioning Him as being anything other than from God. The evidence He gave should have been more than convincing.

20. J EALOUSY B LINDS 3. In the O.T.: Chief Priests Jealousy Toward Jesus {124} The fact that jealousy was motivating them wasn’t a secret. Even the Roman leader Pilate knew what their motives were. That’s how obvious it had become. Sadly, these leaders were so blinded by their jealously that they thought they were defending the faith against some impostor who was leading the people astray.

21. Jealousy Final Words {115} The Lord warns us away from such erroneous path and urges His children to love their neighbors to the point of rejoicing with them in their gifts, achievements, and possessions as if they were our own.