fivepointcalvinist
Puritan Board Sophomore
Help me rationalize this:
exodus 20:4 "œYou shall not make for yourself an idol j in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
exodus 25:18 And make two cherubim e out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. 20 The cherubim f are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing g the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. 21 Place the cover on top of the ark h and put in the ark the Testimony, i which I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim j that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet k with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
Cherub "“ 1. A winged celestial being. With the seraphim they are said to be in the very presence of God 2. an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
Did God not command the making of idols?
[Edited on 5-5-2006 by fivepointcalvinist]
exodus 20:4 "œYou shall not make for yourself an idol j in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
exodus 25:18 And make two cherubim e out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. 20 The cherubim f are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing g the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. 21 Place the cover on top of the ark h and put in the ark the Testimony, i which I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim j that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet k with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
Cherub "“ 1. A winged celestial being. With the seraphim they are said to be in the very presence of God 2. an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
Did God not command the making of idols?
[Edited on 5-5-2006 by fivepointcalvinist]