The Second Commandment - Do not worship idols The second commandment has to do with HOW we worship the true and only God. In this Teen Bible Study Guide, we will explore the meaning of the second commandment. Introduction A carved image of a bull. Do you think you really know the 10 Commandments? How about the 2nd one which says we are not to have any graven or carved images? What does that mean? Is it OK to own a statue of any kind? Some religions misunderstand the second commandment; they combine the second commandment with the first. (Read the 1st commandment in Exodus:20:3 or Deuteronomy:5:7. What does it actually say?) The first commandment has to do with WHOM we worship, while the second commandment has to do with HOW we worship the true and only God. In this study guide, the meaning of the second commandment will be explored. Commandment stated EXODUS 20:4-6 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 shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Some people use pictures, images, or objects to REPRESENT God in their worship. How do we know that such use of art is sin? DEUTERONOMY 4:15-16 Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, lest you act corruptly and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure…. What was one important point that God told Moses to record about their conversation on Mt. Sinai (Horeb)? COMMENT: Moses spoke with God and God spoke with Moses but Moses did not see God directly. Therefore we can have no detailed idea of the exact form and shape of God other than Gen:1:26. It would be presumptuous of us to think that we could design or even think up anything representational of God.
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