God's jealousy and perfection are attributes that are firmly grounded in Scripture. God's jealousy refers to His holy zeal to protect His supremacy and vent wrath on idolatry and sins. The nature, subject, and object of God's jealousy are outlined from various Bible passages. God is also described as morally perfect without any imperfection. He is infinitely and absolutely good. Additionally, God is all-truthful and omnibenevolent as His very nature is love. Various Bible verses establish God as faithful, reliable, and correspond to reality without any falsehood. God's unlimited goodness is also defined and supported from Scripture.

1. Chapters 42 and 43Chapters 42 and 43

2. Systematic TheologySystematic Theology
Chapter 42Chapter 42
““God’s Jealousy andGod’s Jealousy and
Perfection”Perfection”

3. God’s JealousyGod’s Jealousy
Definition of “God’s Jealousy”
The root meaning of the Old Testament word
of “jealous” means “to be desirous of,” “to
be zealous about,” “to be excited to anger
over,” and “to execute judgment because
of.”
Jealousy is used of God in terms of His holy
zeal and His angry wrath. God has holy
zeal to protect His supremacy, and God has
angry wrath on idolatry and other sins.
~Geisler

4. The Biblical Basis for God’s
Jealousy
The “nature” of God’s jealousy :
God’s jealousy carries the connotation of
anger, fury, and wrath.
 Anger—Deut. 29:20
 Fury—Zech. 8:2
 Wrath—Isa. 42:13

5. The Biblical Basis for God’s
Jealousy
The “subject” of God’s Jealousy:
God’s jealousy is vented on images, idols,
other gods, and other sins.
 Images—Ps. 78:58
 Idols—1 Cor. 10:19-22
 Other Gods—Deut. 32:16
 Other sins—1 Kings 14:22

6. The Biblical Basis for God’s
Jealousy
The “object” of God’s jealousy:
The object of God jealousy is first and
foremost His own nature, then His name,
His people, His land, and His city.
His Own Nature—Ex. 34:14
His Name—Ezek. 39:25
His People—Zech. 8:2
His Land—Joel 2:18
His City—Zech. 1:14

7. God’s Moral Perfection
Definition of God’s Moral Perfection:
God is morally impeccable: He is not
simply an infinite Being; He is an
infinitely perfect Being.
(Geisler)

8. Biblical Basis for God’s Moral
Perfection
 Deut. 32: 4
 2 Sam. 22:31, 33
 Job 37:16
 Ps. 18:30; 19:7; 138:8
 Isa. 25:1
 Matt. 5:48
 Rom. 12:2
 1 Cor. 13:10
 Col. 1:28
 James 1:17, 25
 1 John 4:18

9. Conclusion
God possesses a holy jealousy and a
morally perfect character. The former is what
gives God zeal to protect and preserve His
own holiness; the latter is the absolute moral
perfection that pervades the character of God.
These attributes are firmly grounded in
Scripture, sound theological reasoning, and
the history of the Christian church. All
objections stated against these attributes fail;
the attributes are internally consistent.
(Geisler)

10. Systematic TheologySystematic Theology
Chapter 43Chapter 43
““God’s Truthfulness and GoodnessGod’s Truthfulness and Goodness
(Love)”(Love)”

11. God’s Truthfulness and Goodness
(Love)
God is not only absolutely truthful, but He
is also all-good (omnibenevolent). It is
impossible for Him to lie (Heb. 6:18),
and He is love by His very nature.
~Geisler

12. God’s Truthfulness
Truthfulness Defined (Geisler):
Hebrew word for “truth” (emeth) means
“firm,” “stable,” “faithful,” “reliable,”
“correct.”
The Greek word (aletheia) means “truthful,”
“dependable,” “upright,” “real.”
Truth corresponds to reality, is reliable,
faithful, and stable.

13. Biblical Basis for God’s
Truthfulness
 Deut. 32:4
 Num. 23:19
 1 Sam. 12:24; 15:29
 Ps. 25:4-5; 31:5; 33:4; 89:35; 91:4; 117:2
 John 4:24; 14:6; 15:26; 17:17
 Eph. 1:13; 4:25
 1 Thess. 1:9
 2 Thess. 2:13
 2 Tim. 2:13, 15
 Heb. 6:18
 1 John 4:6

14. God’s Omnibenevolence
God’s Omnivenevolence Defined:
Theologically, God’s omnibenevolence
refers to His infinite or unlimited
goodness.
~Geisler

15. Biblical Basis for God’s
Omnibenevolence
Be familiar with the biblical
bases for God’s
omnibenevolence as listed
by Geisler on pages 585-586.