Exodus 20:23 meaning and explanation
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
Exodus 20:23, Berean Standard Bible
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God has just spoken the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai, and the people, terrified by thunder and smoke, beg Moses to speak to them instead (verses 18 to 21). In verse 23 the LORD continues through Moses, restating the second commandment for a people who had lived in Egypt among images of silver and gold.
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