From 558f2dcb5daab1aba62311593b10883216a55f73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bonnieheglund Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:40:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'articles/zeal.md' --- articles/zeal.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 articles/zeal.md diff --git a/articles/zeal.md b/articles/zeal.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8c28c9f --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/zeal.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Zeal (Zealous, Zealot) + +A person who has “zeal” or is “zealous” is very eager and strongly devoted to doing something (see: Acts 21:20; 1 Corinthians 12:31; 14:1). A person who has zeal for another person or a thing is very eager to help and support that person or thing (see: John 2:17; 2 Corinthians 7:7). A person who has “zeal for Yahweh” is someone who faithfully obeys God and teaches others to do the same thing (see: 1 Kings 19:10). + +When Jesus lived on earth, there was a group of Jews called “the zealots.” They wanted to free Israel from Roman rule. The disciple Simon was a zealot (see: Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13). + +See: Yahweh (I am); New Testament; Disciple; Israel; Rome (Roman Empire, Caesar) +