Which of the Ten Commandments mentions not making any graven images?
One of the Ten Commandments has to do with not making any graven images. The close call left his face graven with lines that are still visible today.
Jews do not have icons. It is expressly forbidden in the 10 Commandments ,as graven images.
Jewish law isn't against forms of art. However, because of the prohibition against idolatry and graven images, there wasn't a history of painting images of people.
an idolater
There are many sculptures depicting 'Old Testament' figures, but they are universally the work of non-Jewish artists. Jews would not fabricate an image intended to resemble a great leader in the history of the faith, in keeping with the injunction in the Ten Commandments against "graven images". The slightest possibility that any Jew might be moved to worship a likeness of a figure from Tanakh is to be strictly avoided.
There is no biblical Hebrew word for "graven."If you are talking about the commandment regarding "graven images," this phrase is an old-fashioned term for sculpture. The Hebrew word פסל (pesel) in that commandment means "sculpture" but many Christian Bible still translate it as graven image.
Shapes and patterns, but no living creatures ('Graven images')
Shapes and patterns, but no living creatures ('Graven images')
Charles W. Leslie has written: 'No graven images' -- subject(s): Essays, United Church of Canada, Ten commandments 'God is a spirit' -- subject(s): Theology, Doctrinal, Popular works, Doctrinal Theology
Exodus 20:4 "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image..." IDOLS are referred to as graven images. They are physical representations or "images" of false gods.
Ummm. Well, not that Christianity's all about rules, but it does say in the 10 commandments "You shall not have any Gods before me" and "You shall not worship idols or graven images". It seems to me, stalking some on is a form of idolizing them, which would violate one of the 10 Commandments... so by putting the stalked person ahead of God, it's certainly not what God wants.