The 2nd commandment is not merely an extension of the 1st but essential to its fulfilment and the rest of God’s law. While the 1st addresses who we worship, the 2nd deals with how—guarding against reducing God to unworthy images, whether physical idols or false thoughts. God warns seriously against misrepresentation because His greatness must not be diminished, yet He also promises blessing to those who love and honour Him rightly by knowing Him through His Word rather than imagination. Above al