Exodus 23: I Will Set Your Bounds

This phrase (from verse 31) refers to the boundaries of the promised land that go back to Genesis 12. By setting them, it would be clear what was theirs and how they were to live within those boundaries. All through this reading the people are told of what would take place if they obeyed or disobeyed God within that land. Spiritually, God has boundaries, too. If we fail to live right within the boundaries, our bad choices will become snares to us (v. 33).