>>18137755>deity that forbid such a thing?Never happened. Jewish religion arose like many of religions. They had statues, icons, artwork etc. Those are things which inspire awe and wonder. They feed the imagination.
What actually happened is jews became hungry for one party rule and political dominance outside their natural territory. One way to do that is by destroying all symbols of competitive religions and political ideologies. Ancient religions were more intertwined with political factions than they are now, but religions are still extremely political now. Iconoclasm was just as political then as it is today.
