Do Not Worship Images Verse?

Exodus 20:4-5 says, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them." On the surface, this command is negative; but as we look more ...

Where in the Bible does it say not to worship statues?

This is expressed in the Bible in Exodus 20:3, Matthew 4:10, Luke 4:8 and elsewhere, e.g.: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

Which religion do not make images of God?

Rejecting idolatry is one of the main pillars of Judaism, but it wasn't always so. How did a people who once worshipped idols come to abhor religious imagery? Throughout history, Jews are said to have chosen violence and death over bowing down to a pagan idol.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.