idol: Idolatry limited the Lord to what a human artist could imagine and make. But the Lord is greater than anything a person can create.
Israel was not to make idols shaped like any of God’s creatures (4:17–18). This command protected the people from false worship.
Idols and images could lead people to worship created things instead of the Creator (5:8–9; Romans 1:23–25). Instead of honoring the God who made everything, they might honor something he made.