1st Samuel 5:4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
The next morning they found it, strangely mutilated, again lying upon the earth before the ark. The upper part of this idol was like that of a man, and the lower part was in the likeness of a fish. Now, every part that resembled the human form had been cut off, and only the body of the fish remained. Priests and people were horror-struck; they looked upon this mysterious event as an evil omen, foreboding destruction to themselves and their idols before the God of the Hebrews.
And the list goes on and on. People would then try to dress, act, and speak like the idols they served and bowed down to, and thus, the idols became the icons people looked up to, and wherever the idols went, in their concepts and ideologies, so went the people.
In fact, some of the styles and fashions in our day are based on idols that are, or were worshipped but persons are none the wiser. Thus, bowing down to idols would literally mean trying to mimic what the idols would do, and obeying what the idols “Say”. But we must keep in mind that they are always the figments of man’s imagination, driven and inspired by devils. Always!
1st Samuel 5:5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!