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Exodus 25:18-21

And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark; and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you.

Catholic Perspective

God explicitly instructs Moses to make two gold cherubim and put them on top of the Ark of the Covenant. If God gives instructions to make golden angels, then surely he’s not against making religious statues.

Common Objections

+EXODUS PROHIBITS BOWING BEFORE GRAVEN IMAGES.
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The LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent, and set it on a pole; and if a serpent bit any man, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
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