The Ten Commandment Series - #2 The Second Commandment: No Idols Exodus 20:4-6
4 “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. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
Example of the Breaking of this Commandment: Exodus 31:18-32:35
Commandment #2 deals with HOW we worship. Commandment #1 deals with WHO we worship. Commandment #2 deals with HOW we worship. We think visually. 3 Types of Images Material / Mental / Moral
MATERIAL IMAGES Reduces God in Size Restricts God Replaces God
MENTAL IMAGES Big Buddy God Lightning Bolt God Father God Santa Clause God
MORAL IMAGES We had an original grave image. Adam We Tried to fix that broken image. So what did God do? JESUS