God does not prohibit images to be used in worship, but He prohibits the images themselves to be worshiped.
In Exodus 25:18-22; 26:1,31 - for example, God commands the making of the image of a golden cherubim. This heavenly image, of course, is not worshiped by the Israelites. Instead, the image disposes their minds to the supernatural and draws them to God.
Exactly, as our Icons do in Orthodoxy, or statues in RC.....Iconoclasts are ALIVE and WELL these days. Some heresies just NEVER die!