As in:
"I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have strange gods before Me."
What is a graven image?
The phrase graven image comes from the King James Version and is first found in Exodus 20:4 in the second of the Ten Commandments. The Hebrew word translated graven image means literally an idol. A graven image is an image carved out of stone, wood, or metal. It could be a statue of a person or animal, or a relief carving in a wall or pole. It is differentiated from a molten image, which is melted metal poured into a cast. Abstract Asherah poles, carved wooden Baals covered in gold leaf, and etchings of gods accompanying Egyptian hieroglyphics are all graven images.The progression of idolatry in a pagan religion generally starts with the acknowledgement of a power that controls natural forces. Ring a bell in Mariology?
That includes any created being...namely the Roman Catholic version of Mary.