Do Not Commit Idolatry

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Do Not Commit Idolatry

Do Not Commit Idolatry

Idolatry is forbidden.

Man is commanded to believe in the One G-d alone and worship only G-d. The following verse is a reference to the prohibition against idolatry; for it says in Exodus 20:3, "You shall have no other gods before me."

The word Elohim is one of the holy divine Names which means "G-d." But the same word is used in the non-holy plural sense to refer to physical or conceptual idolatries (other "gods"), as in the verse "You shall have no other gods ..." (Ex. 20.3). Thus the above statement to Adam implies that only G-d should be worshipped, but not an idol. According to this, a Gentile is liable for making an idol, even without worshipping it. Also see Gen. 3:5 & Gen. 31:19-36.

Not to commit idolatry encompasses the following:

against entertaining the thought that there exists a deity except for G-d;
against making any graven image (and against having anyone else make a graven image);
against making idols for use by others;
against making any forbidden statues (even when they are for ornamental purposes);
against bowing to any idol (and not to sacrifice nor to pour libation nor to burn incense before any idol, even where it is not the customary manner of worship to the particular idol);
against worshipping idols in any of their customary manners of worship;
against causing our children to pass (through the fire) in the worship of Molech;
against practicing Ov;
against the practice of Yiddoni [Sorceror, Soothsayer, Magician]; and
against turning to idolatry (in word, in thought, in deed, or by any observance that may draw us to its worship).

Written by :

KristineCassady

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