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Why did God command carved cherubim on the ark when he also said don’t make carved images?

Answered by BibleQ . August 31, 2010 - 7:47 pm 1

God commands the Israelites not to make carved images (Exodus 20:4), but also commands the Israelites to carve images of cherubim on the Ark (Exodus 25). This would appear to be contradictory. However if you read the context of the command, it seems that God is not forbidding images of any sort but forbidding images […]

Is it proper to worship in front of images?

Answered by BibleQ . October 31, 2009 - 8:25 pm 5

Well, I assume that images means images of false gods, since there is no image of God. And I assume that the context is worshiping the real God in front of a false image (kind of like the Jacobite toast). Well, a few passages spring to mind. Let’s start with Exodus 20:4: “You shall not […]

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Why did God command carved cherubim on the ark when he also said don’t make carved images?

Is it proper to worship in front of images?

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