22:6-8
This command is rather odd. There is concern for the mother bird, and this seems good, but then it seems a bit tough on the young who can be taken at will. There is then a “health and safety” rule! If a house was built, which would in those days have a flat roof, then a barrier was to be put round the edge of the roof to stop people falling off and injuring themselves. If a risk can be clearly seen, and nothing is done about it, then there is guilt if an accident occurs.
22:9-12
We then get more rules prohibiting mixtures of various sorts. First it is applied to vineyards, then to ploughing with two different types of animal, and finally to clothes of two different fabrics. For some we can see a reason, for others it is more difficult. They were also to wear tassels on their cloaks. Num 15:37-41 states that this was to remind them of the Law.
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