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613 Mitzvot Listed by Category: Temple, Sanctuary and Sacred Objects

The challenge for believers in Yeshua today is knowing what instructions apply. Many have been taught that Torah is no longer valid for believers. What many fail to realize is that the New Covenant writings don't contradict Torah but affirms it. Messiah Himself provides us with proper instruction in how we are to live. The basis of His teaching is Torah. Below is a key that will help to understand what instructions are valid today, what can't be done, what applies to the Jewish people only, whether in the land or not. There are some instructions that are open for debate.

Valid for Believers Today Can No Longer Be Followed Applies to Israel Specifically Applies to Israel - but can be followed by Gentiles Open for Debate

Given to Israel specifically to incorporate judicial structure for the nation, many of these instructions can be followed by believers today.

Number Type Description Commandment Scripture
426 Negative Not to build an altar of hewn stone If you do make me an altar of stone, you are not to build it of cut stones; for if you use a tool on it, you profane it. Exodus 20:22
427 Negative Not to mount the altar by steps Likewise, you are not to use steps to go up to my altar; so that you won't be indecently uncovered.' Exodus 20:23
428 Positive To build the Sanctuary "They are to make me a sanctuary, so that I may live among them. Exodus 25:8
429 Negative Not to remove the staves from the Ark The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they are not to be removed from it. Exodus 25:15
430 Positive To set the showbread and the frankincense before the L-rd every Shabbat On the table you are to place the bread of the presence in my presence always. Exodus 25:30
431 Positive To kindle lights in the Sanctuary Aharon and his sons are to put it in the tent of meeting, outside the curtain in front of the testimony, and keep it burning from evening until morning before Adonai. This is to be a permanent regulation through all the generations of the people of Isra'el. Exodus 27:21
432 Positive That the breastplate shall not be loosened from the ephod Then bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the vest with a blue cord, so that it can be on the vest's decorated belt, and so that the breastplate won't swing loose from the vest. Exodus 28:28
433 Positive To offer up incense twice daily Aharon will burn fragrant incense on it as a pleasing aroma every morning; he is to burn it when he prepares the lamps. Exodus 30:7
434 Negative Not to offer strange incense nor any sacrifice upon the golden altar You are not to offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering or a grain offering; and you are not to pour a drink offering on it. Exodus 30:9
435 Positive That the cohanim shall wash his hands and feet at the time of service Aharon and his sons will wash their hands and feet there Exodus 30:19
436 Positive To prepare the oil of anointment and anoint high cohanim and kings with it "Tell the people of Isra'el, 'This is to be a holy anointing oil for me through all your generations. Exodus 30:31
437 Negative Not to compound oil for lay use after the formula of the anointing oil It is not to be used for anointing a person's body; and you are not to make any like it, with the same composition of ingredients \emdash it is holy, and you are to treat it as holy. Whoever makes any like it or uses it on any unauthorized person is to be cut off from his people.' " Exodus 30:32 - 33
438 Negative Not to anoint a stranger with the anointing oil It is not to be used for anointing a person's body; and you are not to make any like it, with the same composition of ingredients \emdash it is holy, and you are to treat it as holy. Exodus 30:32
439 Negative Not to compound anything after the formula of the incense You are not to make for your own use any incense like it, with the same composition of ingredients \emdash you are to treat it as holy, for Adonai. Exodus 30:37
440 Positive That he who, in error, makes unlawful use of sacred things, shall make restitution of the value of his trespass and add a fifth In addition, he is to make restitution for whatever he did wrong in regard to the holy thing; moreover, he is to add to that one-fifth and give it to the cohen. Then the cohen will make atonement with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven. Leviticus 5:16
441 Positive To remove the ashes from the altar When the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, the cohen, having put on his linen garment and covered himself with his linen shorts, is to remove the ashes and put them beside the altar. Leviticus 6:3
442 Positive To keep fire always burning on the altar of the burnt-offering Fire is to be kept burning on the altar continually; it is not to go out. Leviticus 6:6
443 Negative Not to extinguish the fire on the altar Fire is to be kept burning on the altar continually; it is not to go out. Leviticus 6:6
444 Positive That a cohen shall not enter the Sanctuary with disheveled hair Then Moshe told Aharon and his sons El`azar and Itamar, "Don't unbind your hair or tear your clothes in mourning, so that you won't die and so that Adonai won't be angry with the entire community. Rather, let your kinsmen the whole house of Isra'el mourn, because of the destruction Adonai brought about with his fire. Leviticus 10:6
445 Positive That a cohen shall not enter the Sanctuary with torn garments Then Moshe told Aharon and his sons El`azar and Itamar, "Don't unbind your hair or tear your clothes in mourning, so that you won't die and so that Adonai won't be angry with the entire community. Rather, let your kinsmen the whole house of Isra'el mourn, because of the destruction Adonai brought about with his fire. Leviticus 10:6
446 Positive That the cohen shall not leave the Courtyard of the Sanctuary, during service Moreover, don't leave the entrance to the tent of meeting, or you will die, because Adonai's anointing oil is on you." Leviticus 10:7
447 Positive That an intoxicated person shall not enter the Sanctuary nor give decisions in matters of the Law "Don't drink any wine or other intoxicating liquor, neither you nor your sons with you, when you enter the tent of meeting, so that you will not die. This is to be a permanent regulation through all your generations, so that you will distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean; Leviticus 10:9 - 11
448 Positive To revere the Sanctuary " 'Keep my Shabbats, and revere my sanctuary; I am Adonai. Leviticus 19:30
449 Positive That when the Ark is carried, it should be carried on the shoulder But to the descendants of K'hat he gave none, because their duties involved the holy articles, which they carried on their own shoulders. Numbers 7:9
450 Positive To observe the second Passover But he will observe it in the second month on the fourteenth day at dusk. They are to eat it with matzah and maror, Numbers 9:11
451 Positive To eat the flesh of the Paschal lamb on it, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs But he will observe it in the second month on the fourteenth day at dusk. They are to eat it with matzah and maror, Numbers 9:11
452 Negative Not to leave any flesh of the Paschal lamb brought on the second Passover until the morning they are to leave none of it until morning, and they are not to break any of its bones they are to observe it according to all the regulations of Pesach. Numbers 9:12
453 Negative Not to break a bone of the Paschal lamb brought on the second Passover they are to leave none of it until morning, and they are not to break any of its bones they are to observe it according to all the regulations of Pesach. Numbers 9:12
454 Positive To sound the trumpets at the offering of sacrifices and in times of trouble "When you go to war in your land against an adversary who is oppressing you, you are to sound an alarm with the trumpets; then you will be remembered before Adonai your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. "Also on your days of rejoicing, at your designated times and on Rosh-Hodesh, you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; these will be your reminder before your God. I am Adonai your God." Numbers 10:9 - 10
455 Positive To watch over the edifice continually But you are to bring your kinsmen, the tribe of Levi, along with yourselves, to work together with you and help you you and your sons with you when you are there before the tent of meeting. Numbers 18:2
456 Negative Not to allow the Sanctuary to remain unwatched You will take charge of all the holy things and the altar, so that there will no longer be anger against the people of Isra'el. Numbers 18:5
457 Positive That an offering shall be brought by one who has in error committed a trespass against sacred things, or robbed, or lain carnally with a bond-maid betrothed to a man, or denied what was deposited with him and swore falsely to support his denial. This is called a guilt-offering for a known trespass    
458 Negative Not to destroy anything of the Sanctuary, of synagogues, or of houses of study, nor erase the holy names (of G-d); nor may sacred scriptures be destroyed You must destroy all the places where the nations you are dispossessing served their gods, whether on high mountains, on hills, or under some leafy tree. Break down their altars, smash their standing-stones to pieces, burn up their sacred poles completely and cut down the carved images of their gods. Exterminate their name from that place. "But you are not to treat Adonai your God this way. Deuteronomy 12:2 - 4

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