Deuteronomy 4:15
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So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
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As the Israelites had seen no shape of God at Horeb, they were to beware for their souls' sake (for their lives) of acting corruptly, and making to themselves any kind of image of Jehovah their God, namely, as the context shows, to worship God in it. (On pesel, see at Exo 20:4.) The words which follow, viz., "a form of any kind of sculpture," and "a representation of male or female" (for tabnith, see at Exo 25:9), are in apposition to "graven image," and serve to explain and emphasize the prohibition.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. A most earnest and pathetic exhortation to obedience, both in general, and in some particular instances, backed with a great variety of very pressing arguments, repeated again and again, and set before them in the most moving and affectionate manner imaginable (v. 1-40). II. The appointing of the cities of refuge on that side Jordan (Deu 4:41-43). III. The particular description of the place where Moses delivered the following repetition of the law (Deu 4:44, etc.).
Open source ↗4:15 form: No image could capture the transcendent glory and power of the invisible God (Neh 9:20; Isa 63:10-14; Zech 4:6; John 4:24). Any form of the Lord could become an object of worship in lieu of worshiping God himself.
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And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.