Monday, March 19, 2018

mitzvah - What "types" of reward are promised for keeping particular Mitzvos?


Trying to generalize Alicht's question. Although the Mishnah in Avos states that we don't know the [true] reward of keeping Mitzvos:




"וֶהֱוֵי זָהִיר בְּמִצְוָה קַלָּה כְבַחֲמוּרָה, שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ מַתַּן שְׂכָרָן שֶׁל מִצְוֹת."


And be careful with a light commandment as with a grave one, for you did know not the reward for the fulfillment of the commandments.



we can find that "lengthened days", for example, is explicitly mentioned by the Torah for honoring parents or sending away the mother bird.


What additional types of reward does the Torah (and Nac"h) promise for keeping particular Mitzvos?


I would like to make a summary table, categorizing Mitzvos into those where the reward is not mentioned, and those where it is mentioned and what it is.


THis question is not about rabbinical speculations and conclusions, like "בזכות מצוות צדקה זוכים לבנים יפים".




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