No Graven Images

The second command seems far from us today. We are unlikely to make graven images in the form of God, so that we might bow down to them and worship them. But thinking this way shows a fundamental misconception about the nature of the commandments, and the importance of loving God above all else. Israel's worship of idols was more than just a breaking of a commandment, it demonstrated first and foremost their lack of love for the Lord.