More Laws and My Bad (Ex 23/ 73)

It would appear I failed to blog last night.
Appearances are everything because I didn't.
It wasn't even that I forgot or had a good reason to not have posted anything.
Caught up in a day of mowing.
Had a bath. (Which I rarely do)
And then friends over for tea and a movie.
I could have.
I maybe should have.
But I didn't.
Boo hoo.
I had sort of thought of compensating by doing two today.
One this afternoon.
And another tonight.
But that hasn't worked out either.
Perils of a busy life I guess.
I sort of feel I owe somebody an apology.
But I won't.
I do feel bad for not saying "oopsy, my bad. I'm sorry."
Nah!
Who am I trying to kid.
It's all good and now I will continue.

Exodus 23
Again the people are instructed on ways to live in harmony.
The specifics in some of the laws stagger me slightly.

v19 "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk."

It seems fairly exact. So I guess there was a reason for it.
Some brief research: who, it is said, at the end of their harvest, seethed a kid in its dam's milk, and sprinkled that milk-pottage, in a magical way, upon their gardens and fields, to make them more fruitful next year. But Israel must abhor such foolish customs.
Puts some context to that.
God knew the customs of those around the people.
He knew what would need to be discouraged.
He just knows.
Hence specific laws.
Wow.

Even the laws concerning their neighbours worship of fertility gods and poles and stuff. God promises no miscarriages. No barrenness. Again awareness of why others are tempted to worship these things, to encourage birth and increase, enables God to cut this off before it starts.

It's funny when it says "...and I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites..."
Hiveites. Get it.

Have a great week all.