In an attempt to know and understand the invisible God, historically people would create something that represented God's presence among them. In the second commandment, God states that when you worship him, do not use idols. Idolatry at its simplest form is making God into something He’s not and ascribing an identity that does not belong to him. Even though we may not bow down to and create physical idols today, we are still tempted by idolatry today when in our hearts we make our own image of God to worship.