In article <3L4g9.7698$S32.531765 at news2.west.cox.net> "John Knight" <jwknight at polbox.com> writes:
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<"Joni Rathbun" <jrathbun at orednet.org> wrote in message
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< With this emphasis on racial purity, it's inevitible that one of the
< most important ten laws to the Israelites would have been a proscription
< against intermarriage. iow, it makes no sense that the Ten Commandments
< would have repeated the proscription against "coveting your neighbor's
< wife" twice, while completely ignoring this most important Israelite
< law, one that appears to be even more important than several of the
< other Ten Commandments.
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Since all throughout the Old Testament turning away from YWH was easily
the most egregious offense the Israelites could commit, your discussion
clearly demonstrates that "adultery" meant "worshipping other gods",
that is:
With this emphasis on faithfulness to God, it's
inevitible that one of the most important ten laws to
the Israelites would have been a proscription against
falling away. iow, it makes no sense that the Ten
Commandments would have repeated the proscription
against "coveting your neighbor's wife" twice, while
completely ignoring this most important Israelite law,
one that appears to be even more important than several
of the other Ten Commandments.
-- cary