text: if it were true? that there was only one god ... then why the need for such a commanment that "you shall worsip no other gods before me" if indeed he is a jealous god then it seems logical that there has to be someone to be jealous of. i understand your question...it makes a lot of sense.  i guess for me "things" can be come gods.  like playing my ps2 or the amount of time i spend looking for world cup statistics(dork, i know) can become or are gods.  these "things" take away from time spend worshipping the one true god.  a quote that ties it up for me..."sometimes the things we call freedom enslave us."  onetruth.com