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Mitzvot Yeshua

Yeshua was a rabbi who lived, breathed, and taught the תּוֹרָה / Torah. He had studied it since childhood, recited it in the synagogue, and debated it with teachers in Jerusalem. Every word He spoke drew from its wisdom. When He instructed His disciples, He was not inventing a new law or detached philosophy. He was interpreting Torah for them, showing its true intent and fullness.
 

The mitzvot of Yeshua are Torah-shaped commands. They reveal how to love God and love others with pure hearts. They guide us in prayer, worship, justice, mercy, and community. His words call us to a Kingdom life where heaven’s ways reshape earth.


To follow Yeshua is to hear His voice as Rabbi, to walk as His students, and to let His commands become our daily path.

Section 1: Love God & Neighbor

At the heart of Yeshua’s mitzvot lies love. He said all the Torah and the Prophets hang on two commands: to love God with all that we are, and to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matt 22:37–40). These are not abstract ideas. They are daily choices that shape how we pray, forgive, bless, and serve.
 

To love God is to give Him first place in our hearts. To love our neighbor is to reflect His mercy and compassion in real relationships. Together, these commands form the foundation of the Torah Pursuant life. Everything else flows from here.

1. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind

  • Scripture: Matt 22:37; Mark 12:30

  • Torah Link: Deut 6:5 (וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ... / Ve’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha…)

  • Application: Center your day on God’s presence. Begin and end with prayer. Remove idols of the heart — anything that competes with God’s love.

2. Love your neighbor as yourself

  • Scripture: Matt 22:39

  • Torah Link: Lev 19:18 (וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ / Ve’ahavta l’re’acha kamocha)

  • Application: Show tangible kindness daily — a word of encouragement, a small act of generosity. Treat others the way you wish to be treated.

3. Love one another as I have loved you

  • Scripture: John 13:34; John 15:12

  • Torah Link: Builds on Lev 19:18 but raises the bar — love sacrificially, even to laying down your life (John 15:13).

  • Application: Ask yourself in conflict, “What would it look like if I loved this person the way Yeshua loved me?”

4. Love your enemies

  • Scripture: Matt 5:44

  • Torah Link: Prov 25:21–22 (If your enemy is hungry, give him bread…).

  • Application: Pray blessing over one person who has opposed you. Choose not to retaliate.

5. Pray for those who persecute you

  • Scripture: Matt 5:44

  • Torah Link: Job 42:10 (Job prayed for his friends who had accused him).

  • Application: Keep a prayer list of people who mistreat you. Intercede for them by name.

6. Bless those who curse you

  • Scripture: Luke 6:28

  • Torah Link: Num 6:24–26 (priestly blessing).

  • Application: Respond to hostility with words of peace: “May God show you kindness and mercy.”

7. Do good to those who hate you

  • Scripture: Luke 6:27

  • Torah Link: Exod 23:4–5 (help your enemy’s donkey if it falls).

  • Application: Find a way to serve someone who wronged you — even in a small, unnoticed way.

8. Forgive others so your Father will forgive you

  • Scripture: Matt 6:14–15

  • Torah Link: Lev 19:18 (do not bear a grudge).

  • Application: Release bitterness. Speak aloud: “I forgive [name] in Yeshua’s name.”

9. Be merciful as your Father is merciful

  • Scripture: Luke 6:36

  • Torah Link: Exod 34:6–7 (God is merciful and gracious).

  • Application: When tempted to be harsh, pause and ask, “What would mercy look like here?”

10. Be reconciled with your brother before offering your gift

  • Scripture: Matt 5:23–24

  • Torah Link: Lev 6:2–7 (make restitution before bringing offerings).

  • Application: Seek forgiveness from someone you’ve wronged before leading worship or serving.

11. Do not hate your brother in your heart

  • Scripture: Matt 5:22

  • Torah Link: Lev 19:17

  • Application: Root out secret resentment. Pray for love instead of hidden hate.

12. Do not return evil for evil

  • Scripture: Matt 5:39

  • Torah Link: Prov 20:22 (Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord…).

  • Application: When wronged, choose patience. Let God defend you instead of striking back.

13. Do unto others as you would have them do to you

  • Scripture: Matt 7:12

  • Torah Link: Lev 19:18; implicit in “love your neighbor.”

  • Application: Before acting, pause: “Would I want this done to me?”

Walking in the Way of Yeshua
 

The mitzvot of Yeshua are not a burden but a gift. They gather up the heart of Torah and breathe it into daily life. They teach us how to love God with undivided devotion, how to love others with mercy, and how to live as citizens of a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.


When we pray, forgive, serve, and walk humbly, we are remembering the covenant of Sinai and the voice of our Rabbi who said, “Follow Me.” When we bless our enemies, care for the least, and preach the good news, we are fulfilling the vision of the prophets who longed for a day when justice would roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.


This way is narrow, but it is life. Each mitzvah draws us closer to the Father, conforms us to the image of His Son, and knits us into a community that bears His light in the world.


To live Torah Pursuant is to say with joy: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). And to follow Yeshua is to let that light shine through us, until the Kingdom comes in fullness and God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.

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