Providence and Favor
BoB, that’s modern-looking-back thinking. While much myth & folklore has a basis in observation, I figure this has a low chance of being right. Like when folks surmise that pork was forbidden because of trichinosis. Had nothing to do with, you know, Divine Command. Just sanitation. The general idea that fortune meant blessings and misfortune meant punishment was something Jesus had to deal with a lot. And we still do today.