exodus 23

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
		These seem to be a set of proverbs versus laws, in previous chapters. These verse seem a little more personal than the laws before.
	New International Version "Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,	23:2
	New International Version and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.	23:3 This poor fellow may be defined as handicapped, or of meagre means.
		23:4-5 do good unto them that hate you.
		23:8 This was specific to the judges. They could not afford for their judgment to be perverted, as a result, the admonition was for them to never receive a gift so that their judgement would always be fair. (blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous) The gift here is to be associated as bribery, and is to be seen generally in a negative light. However there are some occasions that it was interpreted as something good.
We understand that the land should rest, however how were the owners of the land to eat in the 7th year? Is it supposed that they gathered enough into their barns to last them through the 7th year?		23:11
What is the significance of this, or the application for this time?		23:13 Don’t even mention the name of other gods upon thy lips. It is understandable that they should not be worshipped, but this command goes a little further to mention that their names should not be mentioned.
With the increase of knowledge of the dark side, and the coming forth of the illuminati and the like, are we to pretend that they don’t exist?
Which Angel is this?	This could be the Holy Spirit.	23:20-21
	Not to be un-equally yoked.	23:32