The literal commandment is that we should not serve idols. Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot walk!
ד לֹא-תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם, וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם: כִּי אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֵל קַנָּא--פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹת עַל-בָּנִים עַל-שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל-רִבֵּעִים, לְשֹׂנְאָי.
This is the consequence that reaches the third and fourth generations, the fatal result that God wants us to avoid through the warning of the second commandment. And that’s the heart of the problem.
Do you think you really know the 10 Commandments? What size do you want to give to Jehovah?
People invented many Gods because they could not imagine that one alone was enough, that only one deity could take care of everything. Messiah fulfilled this commandment by not worshiping idols… ” (see Romans 1: 23, 28-31). Surely we apply to God our human conception of things. donate | policies | terms | index | feeds | about, Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me. Scripture describes idols in this way: Thus says the LORD, "Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens Although the nations are terrified by them; For the customs of the peoples are delusion; Because it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. He had built a more significant time in Jerusalem. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. We, therefore, lose sight of the majesty, holiness, magnificence, grandeur, power, sovereignty, and supremacy of the Divine Creator.” (Thomson Dablemond). donate | policies | terms | index | feeds | about, Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped. Why does the second commandment of God forbid us to make idols to represent God?
But God declares that this kind of worship is a sin. How about the 2nd one which says we are not to have any "graven" or "carved" images?
Required fields are marked *, By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Many pagan peoples have claimed that their images are only figures or symbols through which they adored divinity. He said to God in his prayer, ” The heavens and the earth cannot contain you less than this house that I built? By contrast, here the mercy and ‘ loving kindness of God ’ will be upon those thousands who keep His commandments ” (Exodus 20: 6). For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
– ” […] Who punish the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. Yeshua knew worshipping anyone or anything except the One True G-d was a sin so He resisted the enemy's scheme. The command clearly states that what ” falls back ” on them is the iniquity of their fathers. 5 οὐ προσκυνήσεις αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ μὴ λατρεύσῃς αὐτοῖς· ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεός σου, θεὸς ζηλωτὴς ἀποδιδοὺς ἁμαρτίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα ἕως τρίτης καὶ τετάρτης γενεᾶς τοῖς μισοῦσίν με, Do not drink wine poured in service to idols, « Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped, 36- Second Tithe and Fruit of the Fourth Year (9), 37- First Fruits and Other Priestly Gifts Outside the Temple (9), 38- The Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee (22), 40- The Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It (14), 44- Perpetual Offerings and Additional Offerings (19), 53- Substitution for Consecrated Animals (3), 64- One Who Injured Person or Property (1), 65- A Murderer and the Preservation of Life (17), 73- The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction (30), 8- Tefillin, Mezuzah, and Torah Scroll (5). How can a Creator be in the image that his creatures give him? What does that mean? You understand then why he is a jealous God. Now to those who serve him faithfully, the Lord promises mercy, not only until the third and the fourth generation, as is the case of punishment for those who hate him but up to a thousand generations. And there will be no confusion about true worship because they will turn away from anything that reduces God’s place in their lives. […]. This is what the Apostle Paul had in mind in the passage from which it is written: ” And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into images of the corruptible man, birds, quadrupeds, and reptiles.
Idols are nothing.
This commandment is traditionally observed by not participating in any of the ways an idol is worshipped or served. Question: "Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?"