In idolatry a third party gets in between God and human persons, adulterating an exclusive loyalty. 58 Idolatry violates both negative and positive law, both the first commandment’s prohibition of idolatry (“ You shall have no other gods before me” [Deut. 5: 7]) and also the summary love command of the Deuteronomic code (“ Love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might” [6: 5]).