When the Israelites set up an image of a calf, allegedly for the purpose of venerating Jehovah, he expressed his strong disapproval, saying that they had apostatized. ​ — Exodus 32: 4 - 7.
पुष्कळजण असे म्हणतात हे खरे आहे की, प्रतिमांचा उपयोग करणे मूर्तिपूजा नाही.