Exodus 23:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

Some of the Gentiles, at the end of their harvest, seethed a kid in it's dam's milk, and sprinkled that milk — pottage in a magical way upon their gardens and fields, to make them fruitful. But Israel must abhor such foolish customs. Is not this rather forbidden, as having some appearance of cruelty?

Exodus 23:19

19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.