Exodus 20:4-6
"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. 5 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, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
In this commandment, we are required to do just one thing. Trust! I can better explain this after discussing what is forbidden. We are forbidden to make images in the form of anything in creation. This is not just talking about making idols of created things and worshiping them. It is also talking about depicting God by something created. Depicting God by any form is forbidden. This is why I said that this commandment requires nothing but trust. We humans often find ourselves wanting to put some image behind that which we worship. It helps us feel that it is real. When we cannot see our God, it is easy to question His existence. This commandment does not allow for us to rely on our eyes. It requires us to trust with our hearts that which we have not seen.
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