Thou Shalt Not Make Unto Thyself Any Graven Image (Second Commandment) (1)

The answer of the Catechism to its question, "What does God require in the second commandment?" reads, "that we in no wise represent God by images, nor worship Him in any other way than He has commanded in His Word." There is no fault to find with this answer. It is, to be sure, the correct one. Yet it is to be observed that the second commandment reads not, "Thou shalt in no wise represent the Lord thy God by images," but reads, "Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image nor the...