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Speaker 2: Bible Study Podcast continues the study of Exodus with Chapter

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Speaker 2: twenty two. Welcome to the Bible Study Podcast. I'm your host,

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Speaker 2: Chris Kristensen. We're going through this four chapter section on

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Speaker 2: the laws that are being set up for the Jewish

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Speaker 2: Exos twenty two. This time we get property laws, protection

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Speaker 2: of property. Whoever steals an ox or sheep and slaughters

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Speaker 2: But if the thief is not found, the owner of

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