The minimum that one can give to fulfill this commandment is one-third of a shekel per year. |
Where the commandment does fall down is its lack of relevance to tenement life. |
The third commandment also historically shaped American law and jurisprudence. |
We have not retained the commandment against making graven images because it is no longer relevant. |
It is moreover expressed by a disannulling of the commandment, the commandment of the priesthood, and of sacrifices and rites belonging to it. |
Now he doesn't tell people that these images are gods, per se, but he clearly violates the commandment against graven images. |