1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold. See Ps. 49:6–9; Prov. 11:4; Matt. 16:26; Luke 12:13–21.

jealousy. See Ex. 20:5; 34:14; Deut. 4:24. God’s jealousy presupposes His covenant love. He has redeemed a people to make them His “treasured possession” (Ex. 19:5). God’s covenant love demands the absolute loyalty of His people.