A Comprehensive Index of Holiness, Justice, Purity, Worship, and Covenant Life

(Chukim — Mishpatim — Edot)

🌿 INTRODUCTION

The Torah’s commandments unfold in a structured moral universe.
They are not random rules; they reveal:

• God’s character
• God’s definition of holiness
• God’s vision for human flourishing
• God’s boundaries for purity
• God’s standards for justice
• God’s design for worship
• God’s protection of the vulnerable

In Torah, commandments fall into three major categories:

1. Edot — Testimonies (identity, worship, covenant)
2. Chukim — Statutes (holiness, purity, boundaries)
3. Mishpatim — Judgments (ethics, civil laws, justice)

Each of these expands into subcategories, which further expand into individual statutes—the “many.”

This document provides the complete moral index, which you will later expand into individual pages for deeper study.

✡️ MASTER OUTLINE OF TORAH MORAL CATEGORIES

I. EDOT — Testimonies

(Identity, Covenant, Worship)

A. Covenant Identity

• Shema (Deut. 6:4–9)
• Circumcision (Gen. 17; Lev. 12:3)
• Covenant loyalty (Deut. 10:12–22; 11; 30)
• Blessings & curses (Deut. 27–30)
• Remembering deliverance (Exod. 13)

B. Sacred Space & Priesthood

• Tabernacle/Temple architecture (Exod. 25–31; 35–40)
• Priestly garments (Exod. 28)
• Priestly consecration (Lev. 8–10)
• Holiness of the sanctuary (Lev. 21–22)
• Fire on the altar (Lev. 6)

C. Worship Order

• Daily offerings (Num. 28–29)
• Incense regulations (Exod. 30)
• Lampstand/ministry in sanctuary
• Holiness of offerings (Lev. 1–7)

D. Appointed Times (Mo’edim)

• Sabbath (Gen. 2; Exod. 20:8–11; Deut. 5; Lev. 23)
• Passover/Unleavened Bread (Exod. 12–13; Lev. 23; Num. 9)
• Firstfruits (Lev. 23)
• Shavuot (Lev. 23)
• Yom Teruah (Lev. 23)
• Yom Kippur (Lev. 16; 23)
• Sukkot (Lev. 23; Deut. 16)
• Sabbatical year (Lev. 25)
• Jubilee (Lev. 25)

✡️ II. CHUKIM — Statutes

(Purity, Holiness, Separation, Sexual Boundaries)

A. Sexual Purity (Exhaustive)

(Lev. 18; 20; Deut. 22–25; Exodus 22)

1. Adultery

• Exod. 20:14; Lev. 18:20; Lev. 20:10

2. Fornication / Premarital Sex

• Exod. 22:16–17; Deut. 22:13–21

3. Incest

• Lev. 18:6–18; Lev. 20:11–14

4. Homosexual Relations

• Lev. 18:22; Lev. 20:13

5. Bestiality

• Exod. 22:19; Lev. 18:23; 20:15–16

6. Rape / Sexual Violence

• Deut. 22:25–27 — rape
• Deut. 22:28–29 — seduction
• Narrative example: Gen. 34

7. Prostitution

• Lev. 19:29; Deut. 23:17–18

8. Cult Prostitution

• Deut. 23:17–18; Hos. 4:12–14

9. Nakedness / Modesty

• Gen. 9:22–27; Lev. 18

10. Divorce & Remarriage

• Deut. 24:1–4

12. Sexual Imagery / Lust (heart sins)

• Developed in New Covenant
• Connected to coveting (Exod. 20:17)

B. Ritual Purity

(Lev. 11–15; Num. 19; Lev. 17–22)

1. Clean/Unclean Animals (Lev. 11)
2. Purity After Childbirth (Lev. 12)
3. Skin Diseases / Tzara’at (Lev. 13–14)
4. Bodily Discharges (Lev. 15)
5. Dead Body Impurity (Num. 19)
6. Purification Rituals (Lev. 14–15; Num. 19)
7. Red Heifer Ordinance (Num. 19)
8. Priestly Purity Requirements (Lev. 21–22)
9. Food-related Purity Laws
10. Separation from impurity (Lev. 20)

C. Worship Purity

(Lev. 17; Deut. 12–14)

1. No Idolatry (Exod. 20:3–6; Lev. 19:4)
2. No Occult Practices (Deut. 18:9–14)
3. No Divination / Sorcery (Lev. 19:31; Lev. 20:6)
4. No False Prophets (Deut. 13)
5. No Mixing Worship with Pagan Practices (Deut. 12)
6. Sacrifice only where God chooses (Deut. 12)
7. Respect for the holy (Lev. 21–22)

D. Separation Laws

(Lev. 19; Deut. 22)

1. Clothing mixtures (Lev. 19:19)
2. Animal breeding mixtures (Lev. 19:19)
3. Seed mixtures (Lev. 19:19)
4. Boundary markers (Deut. 19:14)
5. Avoiding pagan mourning practices

✡️ III. MISHPATIM — Judgments

(Justice, Ethics, Civil order)

A. Life & Violence

(Exod. 21; Num. 35; Deut. 19)

1. Murder (Exod. 20:13)
2. Manslaughter (Num. 35)
3. Cities of Refuge (Num. 35; Deut. 19)
4. Assault / Bodily Injury (Exod. 21:18–27)
5. Striking Parents (Exod. 21:15)
6. Kidnapping (Exod. 21:16)
7. Blood Vengeance (Num. 35)
8. Animal-caused injury (Exod. 21:28–36)

B. Property & Theft

(Exod. 22; Lev. 6; Deut. 23–25)

1. Theft (Exod. 20:15; 22:1–4)
2. Restitution (Exod. 22)
3. Robbery
4. Burglary
5. Damage to property (Exod. 22:5–6)
6. Lost property (Deut. 22:1–3)
7. Borrowing / lending (Exod. 22:14–15)
8. Pledges & sureties (Deut. 24:6, 10–13)
9. Honest weights & measures (Deut. 25:13–16)

C. Social Ethics

(Exod. 22–23; Lev. 19; Deut. 24)

1. Care for widow/orphan (Exod. 22:22–24)
2. Care for the poor (Lev. 19:9–10)
3. Treatment of foreigners (Exod. 22:21; Lev. 19:33–34)
4. Justice in courts (Exod. 23:1–9)
5. Bribery forbidden (Exod. 23:8)
6. Perjury / false witness (Exod. 20:16)
7. Gossip & slander (Lev. 19:16)
8. Return of lost items (Deut. 22:1–3)

D. Marriage & Family

(Exod. 20; Lev. 18; Deut. 21–25)

1. Honor parents (Exod. 20:12)
2. Rebellious children (Deut. 21:18–21)
3. Marriage vows
4. Levirate marriage (Deut. 25:5–10)
5. Inheritance laws
6. Divorce rules (Deut. 24)
7. Protection of female dignity (Deut. 21:10–14)

E. Economic & Sabbath Justice

(Lev. 25; Deut. 15)

1. Sabbath rest
2. Sabbatical year release
3. Jubilee
4. Redemption of land
5. Fair wages (Deut. 24:15)
6. Hospitality
7. Tithing laws
8. Gleaning laws

✡️ IV. Identity, Worship, and Covenant (Edot expanded)

This cross-links with all Torah categories, anchoring identity.

✡️ V. Kingdom & Eschatology (Prophetic Layer)

Torah points to:

• Messiah
• Restoration
• Resurrection
• Final judgment
• New Creation
• Torah written on the heart
• Kingdom peace and justice