Breaking the Second Commandment

 

The second commandment says,

 

“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.  You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.” – Exodus 20:4-6

 

 

Breaking this Commandment (In the Bible)

  1. The Ark of the Covenant:  The ark represents the resting place of god on earth, and was set aside inside the Tabernacle, as a place to worship.
  2. The Tabernacle:  Was the seat of god on earth.  And was only viewable by the priesthood.
  3. The Golden Snake:  A magic icon made to heal a plague.
  4. Pillar Of Clouds/Fire:  The movement of god.
  5. The Ten Commandments:  The laws of god written on stone tablets, permanently sealed in the ark.
  6. The Stones at the Jordan Crossing:  Set up by Joshua as an icon to remind them of their crossing of the Jordan into the promised land.
  7. The Altar for the Three Tribes left outside of Israel:  Set up by the three tribes to remind them of their responsibility to god (because they were afraid that their ancestors wouldn’t understand why god didn’t let them cross into the promised land).
  8. The Promised Land: The idea that a land is some how more scared than another is idol worship. If this is not the case, then why didn't they just stay in Egypt.

 

Other Ways of Breaking this Commandment

  1. The Ichthus (the Christian fish):  A stolen pagan symbol of virility used to express the resurrection
  2. The Cross:  A stolen Roman symbol of justice, used to represent the resurrection.
  3. The Sheep:  An icon of Yesu, in fact the only icon of Yesu before the 8th century.
  4. Yesu:  his existence is symbolic of the power of god, for it’s not what he did in life that made him special, it was his resurrection that made him valuable, and now he’s idolized by that event, not by his teachings.  That’s idol worship.
  5. The Bible:  The book itself.  Written in a confused, muddled way.  With tiny print, millions of words, and numerous cross-references.  The people that believe turn first to the bible for truth, thus glorifying the book as an icon above all other sources…even sources that have been proven true.
  6. Church:  Any building that is glorified by the believers as a place to store its gathered icons.