ZEAL:
an earnest temper; may be enlightened (Numbers 25:11-13; 2Corinthians 7:11; 9:2), or ignorant and misdirected (Romans 10:2; Philippians 3:6). As a Christian grace, it must be grounded on right principles and directed to right ends (Galatians 4:18). It is sometimes ascribed to God (2Kings 19:31; Isaiah 9:7; 37:32; Ezekiel 5:13).

ZEAL, RELIGIOUS:

-General scriptures concerning
    Joshua 24:15,16; 2Samuel 24:24,25; 2Kings 9:4; 15:14; 1Chronicles 29:17; 2Chronicles 15:15; 19:3; Ezra 7:23; Job 16:19; Psalms 42:1,2; 60:4; 96:2,3,10; 119:139; Proverbs 11:30; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Isaiah 58:12; 60:1; 62:6,7; Daniel 12:3; Micah 5:7; Habakkuk 2:2; Haggai 2:4,5; Zechariah 14:20,21; Matthew 5:13-16; Mark 4:21,22; Luke 8:16,17; 22:32,33; John 6:27; 9:4; Acts 10:42; 26:29; Romans 1:8,9; 7:22; 12:11; 1Corinthians 5:8; 7:29-34; 13:3; 14:12; 15:58; 2Corinthians 4:8-10,13,16-18; 7:11; 9:2; Galatians 4:18; 6:9; Ephesians 5:15,16; 6:14-20; Philippians 1:27,28; 2:15; 3:4-14,20; Colossians 4:5; 2Thessalonians 3:13; Titus 2:14; 3:1; Hebrews 10:34; 11:15,16,24-27; 13:13-15; James 5:19,20; 1Peter 2:2; 2Peter 1:10,11; 3:14; Jude 1:3-22; Revelation 3:19; 5:4,5; 22:17

-EXEMPLIFIED
    Exodus 32:31,32; Numbers 10:29; 11:29; Deuteronomy 9:18,19; Joshua 24:14-16; 1Samuel 17:26; 2Kings 8:42,43; 22:14; 2Chronicles 6:33; Job 6:10; Psalms 9:19,20; 40:7-10; 51:13; 69:7-9; 71:17,18; 74:10,18-23; 94:16; 101:8; 115:1,2; 119:53,126,139,158; Proverbs 28:4; Ecclesiastes 12:9,10; Isaiah 2:3,5; 6:8; 59:17; 62:1; Jeremiah 9:1-3; 13:17; 17:16; 18:20; 20:9; 26:12-15; Ezekiel 9:4; 44:15; Daniel 3:17,18; Micah 3:8; 7:1,2; Habakkuk 1:2-4; Matthew 23:37; Mark 5:19,20; 6:6; 14:29-31; 16:20; Luke 1:15-17; 19:41,42; John 1:40-42,45,46; 4:34,35; Acts 4:2,8-13,18-20,31,33; 5:21,25,29-32,42; 6:4,10; 8:4,12,25,30,35,40; 11:19,20,24,26; 18:24-28; Romans 1:11; 9:1-3; 10:1; 15:18-21; 1Corinthians 16:10; 2Corinthians 5:9; 6:11; 8:1-5,16-18; 12:20,21; Ephesians 4:25,26,32; 6:21; Philippians 1:12-18; 2:22,26,30; 4:3; Colossians 1:7; 4:7-11; 1Thessalonians 1:2-8; 3:1,2; 2Peter 1:12,13,15; 2:4,5; 3John 1:4-7; Jude 1:3; Revelation 3:19

-INSTANCES OF
    Moses
        Exodus 2:12; 11:8; 32:19,20

    Phinehas
        Numbers 25:7-13; Psalms 106:30

    Joshua
        Numbers 11:27-29; Joshua 7:6; 8:28

    Gideon
        Judges 6:11-32

    Jephthah
        Judges 11:30,31,34-39

    Samuel
        1Samuel 12:23; 15:11,35; 16:1

    King Saul
        1Samuel 14:38-44

    King David
        2Samuel 6; 7:2; 8:11,12

    Elijah
        2Kings 19:10

    Obadiah
        2Kings 18:3,4

    Jehoash
        2Kings 12:2-16

    Jehu
        2Kings 9; 10

    Jehoiada
        2Kings 11:4-17; 2Chronicles 23:1-17

    Asa
        2Kings 15:11-15; 2Chronicles 14:1-5,15

    Josiah
        2Kings 22; 23; 2Chronicles 34:3-7,29-33

    Priests
        1Chronicles 9:13; Ezra 8:17,18

    Ezra
        Ezra 7:10; 9; 10

    Nehemiah
        Nehemiah 4:5; 8; 13:7-9,15-28

    Jeremiah
        Jeremiah 25:3,4

    Shepherds
        Luke 2:17,18

    Anna
        Luke 2:38

    Andrew and Philip
        John 1:41-46

    Two blind men proclaiming the miracle of healing, contrary to the injunction of Jesus
        Matthew 9:30,31

    The restored leper
        Mark 1:44,45

    The healed deaf-mute man
        Mark 7:36

    Peter rebuking Jesus
        Matthew 16:22

    Peter
        Acts 2:14-40; 3:12-26

    John
        See JOHN THE BAPTIST
    Paul and Barnabas
        Acts 11:22-26; 14:14,15

    Phoebe
        Romans 16:1,2

    Ephesians
        Revelation 2:2,3,6

    See JESUS, ZEAL OF
    See also, EXEMPLIFIED BY PAUL, below

-EXEMPLIFIED BY PAUL
    Acts 9:20-29; 13:16-52; 14:1-28; 15:26,30-36,41; 16:10,13,17,31,32; 17:2,3,16,17,22-31; 18:4-6,19,23; 19:8-10,21; 20:7,18-27,31,33,34; 21:13; 24:14-25; 26:1-29; 28:23-28,30,31; Romans 1:1,9-15; 9:1-3; 10:1; 11:13,14; 15:15-32; 1Corinthians 1:17,23; 2:1-4,6,7,13; 3:1,2,5-7; 4:1-21; 9:12,15-23,27; 10:33; 11:1; 13:1; 15:1-32; 2Corinthians 1:12,17-19,24; 2:12-17; 3:6,12; 4:1,2,5,8-15; 5:11,13,14,18,20; 6:3-10; 7:2; 10:3,14-16; 11:7,12,19,22-33; 12:10,14,15,17-19,21; 13:6-9; Galatians 1:10,15,16; 2:2; 3:1; 4:11,19; 5:11; Ephesians 6:17,20; Philippians 1:17,18,20,22-25,27; 2:16,17; 3:4-17; 4:11,12,17; Colossians 1:24,28,29; 2:1; 1Thessalonians 1:5,6; 2:2-6,8-11; 2Thessalonians 3:7-9; 1Timothy 4:10; 2Timothy 1:3,7,11-13; 2:9,10; 3:10,11; Hebrews 13:18

-WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE
    Ecclesiastes 7:16; Matthew 8:19,20; Luke 9:57,58; John 16:2; Acts 21:20; Romans 10:2,3; Galatians 1:13,14; 4:17; Philippians 1:15-18

-IN PUNISHING EVIL PEOPLE
    Moses and Levites
        Exodus 32:20,26-29

    Phinehas
        Numbers 25:11-13; Psalms 106:30,31

    Israelites
        Joshua 22:11-20; Judges 20

    Samuel
        1Samuel 15:33

    David
        2Samuel 1:14; 4:9-12

    Elijah
        2Kings 18:40

    Jehu
        2Kings 10:15-28

    Jehoiada
        2Kings 11:18

    Josiah
        2Kings 23:20

-IN REPROVING INIQUITY
    See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN

ZEAL, UNWISE:
examples of

Mark 1:45; 7:36; 14:47; Romans 10:2

--, Christ's. See EARNESTNESS
-- Enjoined. See EARNESTNESS
--, Evil. See
-- for Souls. See EARNESTNESS

ZEAL:
- Christ an example of
    Psalms 69:9; John 2:17

- Godly sorrow leads to
    2Corinthians 7:10,11

- Of saints, ardent
    Psalms 119:139

- Provokes others to do good
    2Corinthians 9:2

- SHOULD BE EXHIBITED
    In spirit
        Romans 12:11

    In well-doing
        Galatians 4:18; Titus 2:14

    In desiring the salvation of others
        Acts 26:29; Romans 10:1

    In contending for the faith
        Jude 1:3

    In missionary labours
        Romans 15:19,23

    For the glory of God
        Numbers 25:11,13

    For the welfare of saints
        Colossians 4:13

    Against idolatry
        2Kings 23:4-14

- Sometimes wrongly directed
    2Samuel 21:2; Acts 22:3,4; Philippians 3:6

- Sometimes not according to knowledge
    Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14; Acts 21:20

- Ungodly men sometimes pretend to
    2Kings 10:16; Matthew 23:15

- Exhortation to
    Romans 12:11; Revelation 3:19

- Holy-Exemplified
    Phinehas
        Numbers 25:11,13

    Josiah
        2Kings 23:19-25

    Apollos
        Acts 18:25

    Corinthians
        1Corinthians 14:12

    Epaphras
        Colossians 4:12,13