YHWH's Instructions
The list of YHWH’s instructions below has been extracted directly from the Torah, reading in the order in which they first occur in the text, and we have given each one a status in accordance with the following traffic-light scheme:
applies to us and is easy for us to do today in our modern lives.
means we think that this still applies in principle but there are reasons why it can't be carried out or that it needs further discussion.
means this is something that we no longer need to do because Yeshua has done it once and for all of us.
Please note that this page is a work in progress. You can read more about this project here.
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Swear by the name of YHWH | Deuteronomy 6:13 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Don’t put God to the test | Deuteronomy 6:16 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Remember YHWH your God | Deuteronomy 8:11-20 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Circumcise your heart | Deuteronomy 10:16 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Destroy all the places where other nations served their gods | Deuteronomy 12:1-3 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Bring all your offerings to the place where YHWH will put His name | Deuteronomy 12:5-28 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Rejoice before YHWH in everything you set out to do | Deuteronomy 12:7,18b |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Do not forsake the Levite in the land | Deuteronomy 12:19 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Do not add to or subtract from what I am commanding you | Deuteronomy 12:32 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Don’t follow a prophet or dreamer who leads you away from YHWH | Deuteronomy 13:1-3,5 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Listen to YHWH and cling to Him | Deuteronomy 13:4 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Do not allow anyone who is close to you to lead you away from YHWH | Deuteronomy 13:6-11 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Destroy any city of yours whose inhabitants serve other gods | Deuteronomy 13:12-18 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Instructions for the release of debts every seven years (Sh’mittah) | Deuteronomy 15:1-11 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Lend to your brother when he needs it | Deuteronomy 15:7-11 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Appoint judges in your cities to judge the people righteously | Deuteronomy 16:18 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Do not set up a sacred pole or pillar beside the altar of YHWH | Deuteronomy 16:21-22 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Idolaters in your cities are to be stoned | Deuteronomy 17:2-7 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| More than one witness is required for a death sentence | Deuteronomy 17:6 |
| Title | Status | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Instructions for dealing with difficult court cases | Deuteronomy 17:8-13 |
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God's House
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Food (10)
Foreigners (8)
From Moses (59)
Giving (6)
God's House (14)
God's Name (5)
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Harvest (9)
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Judgment (24)
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Peace offerings (8)
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Sabbath (Shabbat) (4)
Sabbath year (Sh'mittah) (4)
Sex (16)
Sin offerings (5)
Skin markings (2)
Slaves (5)
Societal rules (32)
Sorcery (2)
Thanksgiving offering (1)
Tithing (2)
Trespass offerings (4)
Uncleanliness (14)
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