Deuteronomy 14:21-23
CUSTOM – “Don’t Boil a Kid in His Mother’s Milk”

The historical background behind this custom is most interesting. The Egyptians had many pagan practices. An Egyptian medical book in 1552 B.C. records a prescription for preventing hair from turning gray: “Anoint the hair with the blood of a black calf which has been boiled in oil or with the fat of a rattlesnake.”

Another practice is the one taught against in Deuteronomy 14:21-23. The Egyptians would take a lamb and boil it in his mother’s milk and sprinkle it over the ground, trusting their gods to grant them an abundant harvest.

Israel observed this practice and saw the results, and reasoned, why not practice it? If it works that is all that matters. Depart from the Scripture. If it feels good, do it.

But God had a better plan for His people. Learn to tithe and trust Me, He commanded, to meet all your needs. I will open the windows of heaven and bless you beyond measure. The key word in the passage is TRUST Me. Trusting the pagan practice caused Israel to put less confidence in their God.

Conformity many times is more deadly than any war Israel ever fought.  We read,  ”After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whether I bring you, shall ye not do neither shall ye walk in their ordinances” (Lev. 18:3).

Romans 12:1-2 commands believers not to be CONFORMED to this world. God’s will is
for His children to INFLUENCE and IMPACT the world, not vice versa. “Let them return unto thee, but return not thou unto them”(Jeremiah 15:19).

Believers must realize we are the MINORITY not the MAJORITY. So, don’t succumb to peer pressure as a popularity move –it doesn’t work.

Mar 24th by admin