Deuteronomy 5:8

8 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.

Deuteronomy 5:8 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 5:8

(See Gill on Deuteronomy 5:6).

Deuteronomy 5:8 In-Context

6 “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

7 “You must not have any other god but me.

8 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.

9 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

10 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.