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No Form, No Idol
All commentators agree that this verse is a direct and powerful warning against idolatry. The core reason given is that when God revealed Himself at Horeb, He did so with His voice from the fire, but deliberately showed no physical 'form' or 'similitude.' This left Israel with no divine pattern or excuse for creating a physical image to worship.
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 4:15
19th Century
Bishop
You saw no manner of similitude. —The worship of the invisible Jehovah is here specially insisted on. The diffic…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 4:15
17th Century
Pastor
Take you therefore good heed to yourselves
As to keep all the laws given them, so particularly to avoid idolatry:
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 4:1–23
17th Century
Minister
The power and love of God toward Israel are presented here as the basis and reason for a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although ther…