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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-02-23  |  1.6 MB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  38 seconds
Transcription: The variety of the laws shows that God involved himself in every aspect of the Israelites' life. Laws against witchcraft are mixed in with laws concerning improper haircuts, tattoos, and prostitution. God was advancing his plan for the Israelites by carving out a separate culture. After four centuries in Egypt, the just-freed slaves, more Egyptian than anything else, needed a comprehensive makeover That is exactly what God gave them. Many of the laws seem designed primarily to keep the Israelites different from their pagan neighbors.