Deuteronomy 4:17 — Community Reflections

DEUTERONOMY 4:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,”

The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flies in the air, -- the prohibition extends to animal images: no beast or bird may be represented. The comprehensiveness (land animals, flying birds) suggests that no creature can adequately represent the transcendent God.

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God's faithfulness through history — Deuteronomy 4

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. There's something deeply ...