The Babylonian exile seems to have been a turning point after which the Jewish people as a whole were strongly monotheistic and willing to fight battles (such as the Maccabean Revolt) and face martyrdom before paying homage to any other god. Much of biblical preaching from the time of Moses to the exile is predicated on the either–or choice between exclusive worship of God and idols. Nevertheless, the story of the people of Israel until the Babylonian Captivity includes the violation of this commandment as well as the one before it, " Thou shalt have no other gods before me". However, according to the book of Deuteronomy the Israelites were strictly warned to neither adopt nor adapt any of the religious practices of the peoples around them. When the commandment was given, opportunities to participate in the honor or worship of idols abounded, and the religions of Canaanite tribes neighboring the Israelites often centered on a carefully constructed and maintained cult idol. Covetousness is forbbiden by the 10th commandment, and as greed is defined as idolatry In the New Testament. any graven image, or any likeness that in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that in the water under earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them."Īlthough no single biblical passage contains a complete definition of idolatry, the subject is addressed in numerous passages, so that idolatry may be summarized as the strange worship of idols or images the worship of polytheistic gods by use of idols or images the worship of created things (trees, rocks, animals, astronomical bodies, or another human being) and the use of idols in the worship of God ( YHWH Elohim, the God of Israel), such as occurred with the golden calf, and later with the bronze snake. Author: Matthew L." Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" ( Hebrew: לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל, וְכָל-תְּמוּנָה, romanized: Lōʾ-t̲aʿăśeh lək̲ā p̲esel, wək̲ol-təmûnāh) is an abbreviated form of one of the Ten Commandments which, according to the Book of Deuteronomy, were spoken by God to the Israelites and then written on stone tablets by the Finger of God. For example, in some cases remembering those who have gone before us (even without photographs!) can be one way we remember the roots our own faith and identity, or a way we give thanks for the faithful legacy of others, as when the book Second Timothy expresses thanks for the faith of Timothy's grandmother (Lois) and mother (Eunice). In all seriousness, the Bible is not against remembering or honoring our friends and relatives, even after they have passed on. So, you're fine, as long as you aren't worshiping the photos! The commandment asserts that no one or nothing other than God deserves worship, and it helped set ancient Israel and its worship practices apart from neighboring nations. That commandment in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 is describing idols - human-made things like sculptures of deities or powers that people might have been inclined to worship instead of the Lord God. No! I think what you are describing is very different from what the commandment is talking about when it forbids "graven images" (as they were called in older English translations of the Bible).
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