“For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.”
Their infidelity is cultic: "For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols." The establishment of unauthorized sanctuaries and the worship of idols represent a direct violation of covenantal exclusivity. The mention of God's jealousy emphasizes that God's concern is relational: Israel's idolatry represents a betrayal of the covenant relationship.
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