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Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of any thing] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the Ten Commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; and Deuter…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. —The two main clauses of the second commandment are to be read together, …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Here we are forbidden to worship God under any likeness whatsoever. The first command forbids the worship of another God; the second strictly forbi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. In the First Commandment, after He had taught who was the true God, He commanded that He a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
An image of anything graven by art or man's device, cut out of wood o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The first four of the Ten Commandments, commonly called the First Table, tell us our duty to God. It was fitting that these should be put …

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