Maimonides quotes Ex:22:28 as, "Thou shalt not curse Elohim ," which says nothing about cursing judges. Exodus 22:28 Maimonides N315: Don't curse a judge - Ex 22:28 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.Įxodus 20:23 Maimonides N4: Don't make figures of human beings - Ex 20:23Įxodus 20:23 forbids making gods of silver or gold, not making images of human beings. Leviticus 26:1 Maimonides N5: Don't bow down to an idol - Ex 20:5 Neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it. Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them. any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneathĪn abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman. The earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth. the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, The likeness of any beast that is on any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the
If we do any of these things, it makes him crazy.Īnd yet there are people who believe in other gods. Sacrifice to them, make images of them ( or anything else), He commands us not to serve them, bow down to them, Well, the short answer is that he doesn't like them very much. So what does he think about the other gods? In the last chapter, we saw that the biblical god is a jealous god who wants all the attention.