14ra41: Zeal Implied A Strict Adherence ~~~~~~~~~~

TO
THE TORAH
AND THE LAW,
A REFUSAL TO SERVE
ANY FOREIGN MASTER ~ TO SERVE
ANY HUMAN MASTER AT ALL ~ ànd an uncompromising devotion 'to the sovereignty of G d'!

To be zealous for the Lord
was to walk in the blazing footsteps
of the prophets and heroes of old, men and women
who tolerated no partner to God, who would bow to no king save THE KING OF THE WORLD,
and who dealt ruthlessly with any kind of idolatry & with those who transgressed god's law!

The very land of Israel was claimed through ZEAL,
for it was the zealous warriors of God who cleansed it of all foreigners & idolaters, just as God demanded?!
Exodus 22:20 - "WHOEVER SACRIFICES TO ANY GOD BUT THE LORD ALONE SHALL BE UTTERLY ANNIHILATED!"

Many Jews in first-century Palestine strove to live a life of (SÙCH) zeal, each in his or HER OWN WAY?

But there were some who,
in order to preserve their zealous ideals, were very willing to resort to Extreme Acts Of Violence
If Necessary, not just against these hated heathen foreign occupying Romans
and their uncircumcised masses, but against
their fellow Jews, those who dared
submit to Rome.

They
were called ('kana'im'knipoog
ZEALOTS.
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