Before we begin discussing the use of a Mezuzah which is a tiny tube attached to the doorpost of a home that contains a parchment scroll with Biblical passages inscribed in it, there’s something important I need to make clear.
The Bible does NOT forbid the manufacturing of any and all kinds of symbols.
God created us as visual creatures and He understands that symbols can serve as important reminders of how we should surrender our lives to Him.
Having said that, the Torah does lay down some strict rules and principles concerning how we should use symbols however.
One of the fundamental principles established in Scripture is a firm prohibition against anthropomorphizing God.
To anthropomorphize something means to give something that is not a human being human-like qualities.
In other words, we are not to make any statues, paintings or carved images of any kind depicting God simply because He is Spirit and there is no physical representation we could possibly come up with that would properly capture His Essence.
The truth be told, it probably would have been best if Michelangelo had not painted the Sistine Chapel.
Why?
Because he depicted God as some bearded old dude floating around in the skies.
It is this image that became popular during the Renaissance period and has cemented itself in the minds of churchgoers, a distorted image that remains to this day.
It causes us to think of God as a human being with super powers rather than a spiritual being who is as separate in characteristics and power from a human being as the heavens are from the earth.
For evidence of this, you have to look no further than the idolatrous “Yeshua is God” doctrine that has blinded the minds of most churchgoers.
Not only are we not to depict God as a human, but we are also forbidden to use anything created by God to represent Him.
We are not to use the stars, or the moon, or living creatures on the land or under the sea as a means of identification with the Lord.
On the other hand, the Torah does give us a couple of God-ordained symbols like the TZITZIT and the Mezuzah that we’ve been given divine permission to use.
And here’s what’s cool about these divinely ordained devices.
You’ll notice that none of these items go against the rules HASHEM has established for symbols and images.
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