Makkot 24 - God Created Many Mitzvot in Order to Provide Merit for the Jewish People
King David established 11 ethical and moral requirements on which to base the 613.
Isaiah came and established them on six: "Walk with righteousness, speak with fairness, spurn extortionate profit, avoid suspicions of taking a bribe, seal the ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shut the eyes from seeing evil."
Michah established them on three: do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
Habakkuk established them on one: "The righteous person shall live through his faith".
Art: North-West Passage by John Everett Millais
