"Mankind, He has told each of you what is good and what the Lord requires of you: To act justly, To love faithfulness, And to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8).

Having laid the ethical foundation of Himself as the final arbiter, God then lays down the basic laws which recognize that big crimes against humanity stem from the committing of little crimes and normalized deviance. Following these basic laws, then, forestalls the human "take" reflex so damaging to human culture and society.