![]() Never make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor the likeness of any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.ĭo not make idols that look like anything in the sky or on earth or in the ocean under the earth. You shall not make for you any image or any form that is in Heaven from above or what is in the earth from beneath or what is in the water beneath the Earth: Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: ĭo not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. “You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Readers are invited to submit their questions to. Columns and audio sermons may be found at the church's website. Tom Lovorn is pastor of God's Storehouse Baptist Church in Richmond [He writes a weekly column on religion for The Progress-Index in Petersburg. Remember: He sets the standards by which we may relate to him, and we must each come to him on his terms - repentance and faith in his Son, Jesus. This Commandment is teaching that nothing should take the place of the personal presence of the Invisible God. Even a cross used as a good luck charm or worn as a popular fad is a graven image if one doesn't know the Christ of the Cross. He cannot be contained in physical images. ![]() God is above and beyond even his own creation. ![]() Not only must we not place any imagined god ahead of the Lord, but we must not confine the omnipresent God to an image made with our minds or hands. We usually think of "graven images" as idols, but we can make idols of anything we place before Jehovah. The second Commandment forbids worship of man-made things that represent false gods. Therefore, this Commandment calls for loyalty to the "King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God" (1 Timothy 1:17). Of course, Satan's purpose is to lead us from worshipping his arch Enemy, but men have an innate nature to worship a higher power because they can't handle life alone. Satan and men have conjured gods of their imagination, specters of man and beasts. Men have invented gods in the stars and the zodiac, mythological gods, gods of nature and beasts, gods of ancestors and saints, and gods of culture and world religions. ![]() The Israelites were exposed to many gods in Egypt. It's saying, "Make the only Almighty God your priority." Thoughtfully, we could ask: "Are there really any other Gods?" Of course, the answer is, "There are no other Gods (capitol G)." Isaiah 45:5 says, "I am Yahweh and there is none else, no God besides me." However, there are pantheons of other gods (little g). The first Commandment is predicated on Exodus 20:2 and the revealed power of the True God. ![]()
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