Idolatry is in essence a false representation of God. God can't be compared to anything. He asks people “to whom will you compare me to...?” (Isa 40:25). What image can we have that will truly represent Him? To represent the incorporeal Being in any form in metal, wood, clay, stone etc., is to reduce Him into an object of our making. But then idolatry extends beyond the obvious physical objects that people make. Respected Theologian J. I.