Lord’s Day 35, Chapter 2: Image Worship (1)

The first commandment emphasized the truth that God is God alone, and that there is no God beside Him. The second commandment presupposes the princi­ple that God is a Spirit, invisible, and infinitely glo­rious. Hence, while the first commandment deals with the question who and what God is, the second rather gives an answer, in negative form, to the question how God is. The first commandment emphasized the truth that God is God alone, and that there is no God beside Him. The second...