We need to look at our lives and see if we are making and worshiping graven images. While this commandment was initially given to fortify Israel against the idolatry rampant in the land of Canaan, it has great application for us today. The second of the Ten Commandments the Lord gave to Moses is “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” ( Ex. The loss prompted him to evaluate his priorities. Then one day he smelled smoke and rushed to his garage, only to see the car’s engine on fire. One elder said he almost didn’t come on his mission because he couldn’t bear to leave his car-the most important thing in his life. One night, the elders in my room talked of their reasons for serving missions. ![]() There, they would never become objects of worship because they were not public artifacts to which the general populace would become familiar and thereby risk falling into idol worship.As a new missionary, I stayed in the Salt Lake Mission Home prior to going to Ireland. The Cherubim were placed on the Ark of the Covenant – in the Holy of Holies in the temple (2 Chron. Instead, it is a representation of the heavenly realm where God dwells, and the angels are about the throne (1 Samuel 4:4 Hebrews 9:5). The instruction by God to make cherubim, which are angels in heaven, is not for the purpose of worship at all.
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