These are the words in Strong's that are all in one place and have to do with statues (images) and statutes (laws).

Strong's Hebrew Lexicon
02704 Chatsar `Eynan {khats-ar' ay-nawn'}
from 02691 and the same as 05881;; n pr loc
AV - Hazarenan 3; 3
Hazar-enan = "village of fountains"
1) a city on the northeast border of Canaan; same as 2703
02705 Chatsar Shuw`al {khats-ar' shoo-awl'}
from 02691 and 07776;; n pr loc
AV - Hazarshual 4; 4
Hazar-shual = "jackal village"
1) a town in southern Judah
2) a place in Simeon
02706 choq {khoke}
from 02710; TWOT - 728a; n m
AV - statute 87, ordinance 9, decree 7, due 4, law 4, portion 3,
bounds 2, custom 2, appointed 1, commandments 1, misc 7; 127
1) statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due
1a) prescribed task
1b) prescribed portion
1c) action prescribed (for oneself), resolve
1d) prescribed due
1e) prescribed limit, boundary
1f) enactment, decree, ordinance
1f1) specific decree
1f2) law in general
1g) enactments, statutes
1g1) conditions
1g2) enactments
1g3) decrees
1g4) civil enactments prescribed by God
02707 chaqah {khaw-kaw'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 727; v
AV - portrayed 2, carved work 1, set a print 1; 4
1) to cut, carve, cut in
1a) (Pual) carved (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to engrave, cut a limit
02708 chuqqah {khook-kaw'}
from 02706; TWOT - 728b; n f
AV - statute 77, ordinance 22, custom 2, appointed 1, manners 1,
rites 1; 104
1) statute, ordinance, limit, enactment, something prescribed
1a) statute
02709 Chaquwpha' {khah-oo-faw'}
from an unused root probably meaning to bend;; n pr m
AV - Hakupha 2; 2
Hakupha = "bent"
1) head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel
02710 chaqaq {khaw-kak'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 728; v
AV - lawgiver 6, governor 2, decree 2, to grave 2, portray 2, law 1,
printed 1, set 1, note 1, appoint; 19
1) to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cut in
1a2) to cut in or on, cut upon, engrave, inscribe
1a3) to trace, mark out
1a4) to engrave, inscribe (of a law)
1b) (Poel)
1b1) to inscribe, enact, decree
1b2) one who decrees, lawgiver (participle)
1c) (Pual) something decreed, the law (participle)
1d) (Hophal) to be inscribed
02711 cheqeq {khay'-kek}
from 02710; TWOT - 728a; n m
AV - thoughts 1, decrees 1; 2
1) decree, resolve, statute, action prescribed
02712 Chuqqog {Khook-koke'} or (fully) Chuwqoq {khoo-koke'}
from 02710;; n pr loc
AV - Hukkok 1, Hukok 1; 2
Hukkok = "appointed"
1) a town on the boundary of Naphtali

Study the words in the English Dictionary from state to statute. Think on these points.

(1) Writing on a wall was fixed in place. Therefore it is stationary.

(2) Writing materials such as paper and ink are called stationery.

(3) Most of these words link laws, writing, states, and statues.

(4) These words are associated with words for government such as 'the state'.

For example, Stationary, stationery, statist, statistical, statuary, statue, statutable, statutably, statute, statute-merchant, statute-staple, statutory.

From State to Statute
in
Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STATE, n. [L., to stand, to be fixed.]

1. Condition; the circumstances of a being or thing at any given time. These circumstances may be internal, constitutional or peculiar to the being, or they may have relation to other beings. We say, the body is in a sound state, or it is in a weak state; or it has just recovered from a feeble state. The state of his health is good. The state of his mind is favorable for study. So we say, the state of public affairs calls for the exercise of talents and wisdom. In regard to foreign nations, our affairs are in a good state. So we say, single state, and married state.

Declare the past and present state of things.

2. Modification of any thing. Keep the state of the question in your eye.

3. Crisis; stationary point; highth; point from which the next movement is regression. Tumors have their several degrees and times, as beginning, augment, state and declination. [Not in use.]

4. Estate; possession. [See Estate.]

5. A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people united under one government, whatever may be the form of the government. Municipal law is a rule of conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.

More usually the word signifies a political body governed by representatives; a commonwealth; as the States of Greece; the States of America. In this sense, state has sometimes more immediate reference to the government, sometimes to the people or community. Thus when we say, the state has made provision for the paupers, the word has reference to the government or legislature; but when we say, the state is taxed to support paupers, the word refers to the whole people or community.

6. A body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as the civil and ecclesiastical states in Great Britain. But these are sometimes distinguished by the terms church and state. In this case, state signifies the civil community or government only.

7. Rank; condition; quality; as the state of honor.

8. Pomp; appearance of greatness. In state the monarchs marchd. Where least of state, there most of love is shown.

9. Dignity; grandeur. She instructed him how he should keep state, yet with a modest sense of his misfortunes.

10. A seat of dignity. This chair shall be my state.

11. A canopy; a covering of dignity. His high throne, under state of richest texture spread-- [Unusual.]

12. A person of high rank. [Not in use.]

13. The principal persons in a government. The bold design pleasd highly those infernal states.

14. The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as the states general.

15. Joined with another word, it denotes public, or what belongs to the community or body politic; as state affairs; state policy.

STATE, v.t.

1. To set; to settle. [See Stated.]

2. To express the particulars of any thing verbally; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite. The witnesses stated all the circumstances of the transaction. They are enjoined to state all the particulars. It is the business of the advocate to state the whole case. Let the question be fairly stated.

STATEMENT, n.

1. The act of stating, reciting or presenting verbally or on paper.

2. A series of facts or particulars expressed on paper; as a written statement.

3. A series of facts verbally recited; recital of the circumstances of a transaction; as a verbal statement.

STATE-ROOM, n. [state and room.]

1. A magnificent room in a palace or great house.

2. An apartment for lodging in a ships cabin.

STATESMAN, n. [state and man.]

1. A man versed in the arts of government; usually, one eminent for political abilities; a politician.

2. A small landholder.

3. One employed in public affairs.

STATESMANSHIP, n. The qualifications or employments of a statesman.

STATIONARY, a.

1. Fixed; not moving, progressive or regressive; not appearing to move. The sun becomes stationary in Cancer, in its advance into the northern signs. The court in England which was formerly itinerary, is now stationary.

2. Not advancing, in a moral sense; not improving; not growing wiser, greater or better; not becoming greater or more excellent.

3. Respecting place.

The same harmony and stationary constitution---

Stationary fever, a fever depending on peculiar seasons.

STATIONER, n. [from station, a state.] A bookseller; one who sells books, paper, quills, inkstands, pencils and other furniture for writing. The business of the bookseller and stationer is usually carried on by the same person.

STATIONERY, n. The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, ink, quills; &c.

STATIONERY, a. Belonging to a stationer.

STATIST, n. [from state.] A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government.

Statists indeed, and lovers of their country. [Not now used.]

STATISTIC, STATISTICAL, a. [from state or statist.] Pertaining to the state of society, the condition of the people, their economy, their property and resources.

STATISTICS, n. A collection of facts respecting the state of society, the condition of the people in a nation or country, their health, longevity, domestic economy, arts, property and political strength, the state of the country, &c.

STATUARY, n. [L., a statue; to set.]

1. The art of carving images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.

[In this sense the word has no plural.]

2. One professes or practices the art of carving images or making statues.

On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets.

STATUE, n. [L., to set; that which is set or fixed.] An image; a solid substance formed by carving into the likeness of a whole living being; as a statue of Hercules or of a lion.

STATUE, v.t. To place, as a statue; to form a statue of.

STATURE, n. [L., to set.] The natural highth of an animal body. It is more generally used of the human body.

Foreign men of mighty stature came.

STATURED, a. Arrived at full stature. [Little used.]


STATUTABLE, a. [from statute.]

1. Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an act of the legislature; as a statutable provision or remedy.

2. Made or being in conformity to statute; as statutable measures.

STATUTABLY, adv. In a manner agreeable to statute.

STATUTE, [L., to set.]

1. An act of the legislature of a state that extends its binding force to all the citizens or subjects of that state, as distinguished from an act which extends only to an individual or company; an act of the legislature commanding or prohibiting something; a positive law. Statutes are distinguished from common law. The latter owes its binding force to the principles of justice, to long use and the consent of a nation. The former owe their binding force to a positive command or declaration of the supreme power. Statute is commonly applied to the acts of a legislative body consisting of representatives. In monarchies, the laws of the sovereign are called edicts, decrees, ordinances, rescripts, &c.

2. A special act of the supreme power, of a private nature, or intended to operate only on an individual or company.

3. The act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as the statutes of a university.

STATUTORY, a. Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as a statutory provision or remedy.

 

2 Kings 17

14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

15 And they rejected his statutes, (2706) and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images (4776), even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes (2708) of Israel which they made.

In verses 14-19 above Israel and Judah rejected God's Laws and wrote their own laws.

Leviticus 18

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Question: Could Leviticus 18:1-5 be summarized as follows;

"I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no other laws before Mine." 

Does Leviticus 18:1-5 agree with that summary?

     [  ]  Yes.

     [  ]   No.

The Heaven, Earth and Sea

The second commandment contains some other wording that needs examination.

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,

(1) or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,

(2) or that is in the earth beneath,

(3) or that is in the water under the earth:

(4)Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments"

For a government to make its own laws contrary to God's law is to hate God and results in harm to future generations.

To to base a nation's laws on God's laws is to love God and man.

Deuteronomy 5:8-9

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,

(1) or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,

(2) or that is in the earth beneath,

(3) or that is in the water under the earth:

(4)Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. (Continued->)

Deuteronomy 5:10

 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments"

Leviticus 18:1-3

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

Leviticus 18:4-5

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
The second commandment is about laws not images and pictures. That is why the first part of Deuteronomy 5:8-10 is contrasted to "keep my commandments" and also why Leviticus 18:1-3 is balanced with 4-5. Just as verses 4 and 5 aare about laws, so are verses 1-3.

Visiting the Iniquity of the Fathers
Upon the Children

Starting with point (4), "Visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation" God's Law forbids punishing the child for the sin of the father. (Deuteronomy 24:16) So, whatever is happening to the children as a result of the father's conduct is not God's doing.  It is the result of the parents conduct. To illustrate the point; just as saving for a college education is the fathers conduct that benefits the child. If the father visits Las Vegas and gambles away that money, then "visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children" comes into effect.

Here is another example of how, we have "visited the iniquity of the fathers upon the children".

God's law forbids interest on money. We violated God's law forbidding usury. Men wrote their own laws allowing interest and redefining usury as 'excessive interest'.  In 1913 Congress wrote a law, contrary to God's law, called The Federal Reserve Act. Now the bankers rule America.

God's law forbids inheritance taxes. Man's law allows inheritance taxes. So, rather than having debt free homes and businesses to pass on to our children our children get what is left after they are forced to sell the family farm or business to pay inheritance taxes or perhaps foreclosed upon by the bank thanks to the passage of the Federal Reserve Act. At the national level our inheritance laws and "unpayable" national debt resulting from man's law will "visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation"

God's real estate laws forbid the sale of real estate to those of other nations. Violate God's land laws and your grand children can end up landless. They will be renters and the alien landlord. For example, God does not want a person in Japan to sell his land, business or industry to a Caucasian. Likewise, God does not want a Caucasian to sell his land, business or industry in North America to a visiting Oriental. Whoever, whether Oriental or Caucasian, whoever violates the law harms their children and grandchildren. These restrictions were at one time in the deed. But man in his wisdom wrote his own law. Today God's real estate laws would be called 'hate'. And if you refused to sell real estate to a particular reason for these Godly reasons, you could be called a 'bigot' (from 'by God') and charged with a 'hate crime'. So in effect, it is now man, through new laws, rather than God who defines love and hate.

Now let's look at points (1), (2) and (3). If this commandment is about statutes (laws) rather than statues then how do these words tie in? How about this?

(1) or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above The 'Law'  from the Courts such as Roe v. Wade
(2) or that is in the earth beneath, The law of the land.
(3) or that is in the water under the earth:  The Law of the Sea. Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.

Put your 'thinking caps' on, read the article on the next page, and see if you can find two sources of 'law'. One from the courts (heavenly places) and another from the land (earth beneath).

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