Posted by Gardening | Posted in Garden Statues and Yard Art | Posted on 29-08-2011
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Isn't a 40 foot tall light up statue of Mary just another golden calf?
In Butte, Montana, the catholic church put up a huge statue of Mary on the ridge overlooking the town. People pay a "donation" to have it lit for a night to buy the favor of Mary.
This is one reason I left the Catholic church. I mean no disrespect for the mother of Jesus, but she is simply not God, and this is pure Idolatry.
Yes, it is just another graven image.
" You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth." - Exodus 20:4 nas.
graven image or idol in the Hebrew is: "Pacal"
http://www.biblestudytools.net/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=6458&version=nas
http://www.biblestudytools.net/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=6459&version=nas
Definition: to cut, hew, hew into shape. (Qal) to hew, hew out, quarry
NAS Word Usage - Total: 6 carved 1, cut 5
"Graven image" (KJV) or better "idol" in the NAS points to something that is carved or cut. This can be either from Wood, metal, stone, or any other basic material that can be carved or cut.
I believe the command in Exodus 20:4 to have a dual meaning. During the time the Bible was written, there was much worship of idols by both the heathen nations as well as national Israel. These idols included baal, molten calfs, and Asherim (i.e. Exodus 30:13); Asherim are wooden symbols of female diety.
Today, I believe this likewise, as the entire Bible does, speaks to us today. While it is unlikely there are people worshipping golden calfs, baal and Asherism. The Roman Catholic church is know for their worship of statues, images and so forth.
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Decorative commercial lights are important components of every outdoor lighting system. Commercial decorative light fixtures are often smaller than purely functional outdoor lights and can be concealed for special lighting effects. In most cases, high voltage and low voltage models of the same basic design are available. There are hundreds of fixture types that contractors can install as decorative commercial lighting, and countless ways to use them to create a superior outdoor lighting experience.
Buildings
Even the most rudimentary forms of commercial architecture can benefit from a touch of decorative lighting. By placing a few simple building lights a building's perimeter, you can outline its form along the skyline. If there is nothing really that attractive about the building itself, you can add a touch of color with energy efficient LED accent lights or gooseneck sign lights and change an otherwise drab façade into an attractive form of branding and advertising.
Walkways
Any institution with more than one building will have walkways that connect the various structures. Lighting and decorating these structures helps create a sense of unity between the various buildings. Bollards, path lights, and rope lights are excellent light sources to use for this. On larger properties, the illumination they create can be extended into the general landscape. This helps create a feeling of unity between human structures and Nature.
Fountains, Ponds, and Waterfalls
Large commercial sites and public parks often decorate the landscape with fountains, ponds, and artificial waterfalls. Any number of special luminary effects can be created in these features. LEDs designed to operate underneath the water make decorative lights in pools or behind waterfalls themselves. You can install red, green, amber, or blue LEDs and create a "rainbow" lighting effect. When you are lighting fountains, decorative bollards, step lights, accent lights, and small floodlights can be used to direct white light toward the center. Low voltage halogens and commercial fluorescent lights are good choices to use for floodlights.
Statues and Metal Sculptures
Commercial decorative light fixtures used to illuminate statues should be concealed as much as possible. In most instances, they should be mounted in the ground or on the corners of the statue's pedestal and used for up lighting. It is important to illuminate the surface only enough to show its key features, but not to over light the entirety of the piece in an attempt to get rid of every shadow. Shadows are actually essential to the three dimensional appearance of statues. Without them, pieces look "flat" and lifeless.
RLLD Commercial Lighting can provide you with countless fixture and lamping options that can accommodate these unique art lighting demands. We also have many years of experience in fine art lighting equipment and design and will offer adjunct, phone-based consultation to assist you in setting up commercial decorative lights around sculptures, statuaries, and abstract three dimensional works.
All consultation services and photometric analysis of your client's site are free if you are a serious inquirer or existing client of RLLD Commercial Lighting. Casual inquirers in need of supplementary support can obtain the same level of service and quality for a small, reasonable fee.
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