Jealousy

I was searching for scriptures about jealousy on http://biblegateway.com/ ... and I have come to realise... there's nothing against jealousy! in fact it isn't even in any of the laws being classified as a sin.. but more of suspicion, interesting to note aye? so that answers my question on why God calls one of His names jealous! so... it;s ok to be jealous in that case? I believe so.. first off let me draw a nice line between the difference of JEALOUS and ENVY..
The bible clearly states you shall not covet(envy) your neighbours wife, household, maidservants and what not(Deutornomy 20:17) This means, when you covet it is the fact you want some ones item...hence u always say I envy him coz he has a good car.. you are coveting over the car that the person owns... Basically, I want it, but they got it.. so I need to some how get it too! many many verses in the bible about this, I'll leave it to you all to search,... just type in covet! haha..

Now Jealousy is qutie the opposite.. to be jealous is to have someone take something that is rightfully yours away from you... so you become jealous.. e.g John was Jealous because Alexander took his promotion. whilst in this case john worked harder.. and deserved the promotion, Alexander who let's assume did nothing took the promotion instead. Another example would be.. You being jealous when your partner dates some one else.. or has an affair. This is NOT a sin... it could lead to a sin..(e.g killing the person.. or what not) but being Jealous is not a sin... Check it out, God's only jealous when you worship other gods or idols.. why? coz he is God and by your worship[ign something else is saying he is not God.. thus taking his status as God and putting it on someone else.. which ends in being jealous... it's interessting to note that one of God's name is Jealous~ check it out:
Exodus 34:14Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Bet you never seen this verse before... so if jealousy is a sin.. it's punsihable by death(accordance with the law) so wouldn't that mean God should be dead? but you see it isn't in the law.. nor is it classified udner any ACT as a sin.. =)! So you ask(being off tracked) why did God kill so many people.. all I can say is Death penality... coz of all the sins.. you earn your part of the keep... which is death.. so u end up in death penalty basically...
Any howz, that's all i felt like posting for today! go search up on it in biblegateway.com >Jealousy & covet
God bless
-Chris

::So many decessions in life, which are you going to choose? So many doubts, which are you going to believe? the best is still the truth, beyond all facts.. and hypothsies... if you find it prehaps you will enjoy life a lil bit more! ^_^::