Exodus 20:4-6 - The 2nd Commandment - Have no idols, "Nehushtan"

The second commandment directs us to not have or worship any graven images. What does that mean? What did that mean to Israel in Moses' day? What does that mean for us today? In this video we unpack the 2nd commandment and also look at God's admission of being a "jealous God;" what does that mean and why is the creator of the universe jealous of anything or anyone?

Outline:
01:45 - Exodus 20.4-6
02:29 - define idol in the Bible
03:02 - what does Blue Letter Bible say about Idols?
An idol is something created by man and then worshiped as only God should be.
06:30 - what does the New International Bible Dictionary say about Idololotry?
Idolatry: Judg 6.25-32; Exod 23.24, 34.13; Num 33.52; Deut 7.5; 2 Kings 5.17; 1 Kings 11.8; Isa 57.6; Hos 2.8; 1 Kings 19.18; 1 Kings 18.28; Isa 54.5; Jer 3.14.
12:26 - veneration of the saints. Do Catholics practice idol worship?
15:23 - Genesis 31.19 - Rachel steals Laban’s “household gods”
19:24 - Exodus 32 - Aaron makes the golden calf
21:45 - 2 Kings 18.1-7 Nehushtan
24:39 - Are pets an idol?
28:28 - Col 3.1-5 - put away earthly things
29:56 - Jon 2:8 -
30:21 - Idols won’t save: Jer 11.12, Isa 45.20, Judg 10.14,
30:44 - how/why is God jealous for us? Isa 55.8-9, Rev 4.1-11, Jhn 1.3
36:20 - Idolatry today

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Books used or referenced:

Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.

Tenney, Merrill. New International Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1987.
Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/niv-dictionary-of-the-bible/j-d-douglas/9780310534891/pd/0534891?event=ESRCG

Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG