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II. THE ADOPTION OF ISRAEL 15:22--40:38 >
B. The establishment of the Mosaic Covenant 19:1-24:11 >
2. The Ten Commandments 20:1-17 >
Since stealing of any kind and under any circumstances was wrong, clearly God approved of private ownership of goods in Israel. Israel was somewhat socialistic economically, but it was not communistic (cf. Eph. 4:28).
