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IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 >
B. An exposition of selected covenant laws 12-25 >
9. Laws arising from the ninth commandment 24:8-25:19 >
God guarded the rights of aliens (non-Israelites living in Israel), orphans, and widows since they were not as capable of defending themselves as other Israelites were (vv. 17-22).