Deuteronomy 4:15

15 You didn't see the LORD the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Horeb. So be very careful

Deuteronomy 4:15 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:15

Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves
As to keep all the laws given them, so particularly to avoid idolatry:

for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day the Lord spake unto you
in Horeb out of the midst of the fire;
and therefore, as they had nothing that directed and led them, so they had nothing that could be a temptation to them, to make any form or likeness, and worship it.

Deuteronomy 4:15 In-Context

13 The LORD told you about the terms of his promise, the ten commandments, which he commanded you to do. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets.

14 The LORD also commanded me to teach you the laws and rules you must obey after you cross [the Jordan River] and take possession of the land.

15 You didn't see the LORD the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Horeb. So be very careful

16 that you don't become corrupt and make your own carved idols. Don't make statues that represent men or women,

17 any animal on earth, any creature with wings that flies,