The phrase elohim acheirim should not be understood to mean that actually are other gods other than the God of Israel, but is a reference to the (so-called) gods of other nations or peoples. The first part, lo yiyeh-lekha elohim acheirim, can be rendered, "There shall not be to you the gods of others," which logically flows from the First Commandment that we must attribute all power to the one true God alone. 20:3-6) that contain four separate prohibitions against various aspects of idolatry. The Second Commandment actually spans four verses ( Exod. We are to avoid any involvement with graven images.The Second Commandment: Ne'emanut (נאמנוּת) Even good things, when worshipped above God, can become idols. In addition, various sinful practices are also forms of idolatry that must be avoided and replaced with habits that honor God. God condemns creating and worshiping idols. Christians are called to flee from these sins that serve as idols in our lives and pursue godly living (vv. 6) and these were practices of life before Christ (v. In Colossians 3:5 we find, "Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry." Judgment would result from such practices (v. Second, giving sin priority over God in our lives is called idolatry. First Peter 4:3 also states, "For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry." This is a practice the Bible clearly prohibits for those who follow Christ (1 Corinthians 10:7 Galatians 5:20). Is there any sense in which people continue to worship graven images today? First, there are still many cultures in which people literally worship idols. In terms of function, however, both were specifically considered idol worship and were forbidden throughout Scripture.
The difference appears to be that a graven image is a carved idol whereas a molten image is an idol molded out of a substance such as silver or gold.
Judges 18:14 makes a distinction between a graven image and a molten image. Leviticus 26:1 commands, "Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God." Again, the reason for commands against graven images is because only the Lord is to be worshiped. In the King James Version of the Bible, graven images are specifically mentioned more than forty times, always condemning the practice of making or worshiping them. In contrast, God commanded His people to worship only the one, true God of Israel (Deuteronomy 6:4-5). In Egypt, for example, the Israelites would have been aware of many idols that were worshiped by the Egyptians. Such images or idols were common in ancient culture, particularly in the nations surrounding Israel during its wilderness journey. The words "graven image" are first found in Exodus 20:4 of the King James Version of the Bible: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or 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." It is a phrase that literally refers to an idol, whether made of wood, stone, metal, silver, gold, or other items. The Ten Commandments mention a 'graven image.' What is a graven image?
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