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1 | Seething a kid in its mother's milk? | Deut 14:21 | loavesnfish | 232377 | ||
"Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk," is a command which appears three times: Exodus 23:19 and 34:26 after a discussion of firstfruits; and Deuteronomy 14:21 after an instruction on not eating what dies on its own. The first two instances seem to be tied to offering firstfruits and the third to personal holiness. Would you explain why this was a forbidden practice? When I first read these verses, it seemed to me to be a matter of violating God's lovingkindness. Then I heard from someone else that the nations around them used to have a fertility rite involving this practice and G-d did not want His people to follow it because of His desire for their separation to Him. Are either of these ideas on the right track, or is it something else? | ||||||
2 | Seething a kid in its mother's milk? | Deut 14:21 | Jalek | 232378 | ||
Greetings, Boiling a young goat in the milk of it's mother was a Canaanite Pagen ritual. This is a protest on his part to get the mindset in the Jews to not do as their pagan neighbors do. God is trying to establish his own standard of worship and sacrifice. He wants the best of the first offerings. In other words, he wants his people to think of him first, instead of giving to God what is left over. Jalek |
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loavesnfish | ||
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Jalek | ||
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Brent Douglass |