Deuteronomy 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall you burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
It also means that we should mot make or possess any graven images for purposes of worship, or to hold a philosophical idea and concept above what the Bible says. These are the more common forms of bowing down. Again, anything that is allowed to consume our best energies, and interests, and anything we take more pleasure spending our time, effort and resources on more than Christ and His kingdom will fall into the category of other gods.
When persons come to a point in their lives where they firmly believe that they cannot live without a certain thing, or they cannot surrender a belief or a teaching that is contrary to the scriptures, that also becomes a god. And there are a lot of immaterial gods, we must be aware of. For instance, evolution is a philosophical god, for it contradicts the great facts of creation, and therefore when any person knowingly adheres to its teachings they are bowing down to a false god.
Another graven image in our day is that of same sex marriage, which contradicts the Biblical teaching on marriage. Therefore, if people accept alternative marriage, and lifestyles as being right, it becomes a god, and by accepting it such persons are bowing down. In fact, many persons are bowing down to a graven image, and they have not a clue as to what they are doing in many cases. Thus, before we proceed let us see the amplified version of our first passages.
Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 24 Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!