Pesikta DeRav Kahana 12:1

"In the third month." Rabbi Judah son of Rabbi Simon opened: "Many daughters have done worthily, but you have surpassed them all" (Proverbs 31:29). Adam the first man was commanded concerning six commandments, and these are they: concerning idolatry, concerning blaspheming the Name, concerning laws of justice, concerning bloodshed, concerning forbidden unions, and concerning robbery. And all of them are in one verse, as it is written, "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, From every tree of the garden you may surely eat" (Genesis 2:16). "And He commanded" refers to idolatry, as it says, "because he willingly walked after a command" (Hosea 5:11). "The LORD" refers to blaspheming the Name, as it says, "and he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death" (Leviticus 24:16). "God" refers to the judges, as it says, "You shall not revile the judges" (Exodus 22:27). "The man" refers to bloodshed, as it says, "whoever sheds the blood of man" (Genesis 9:6). "Saying" refers to forbidden unions, as it says, "saying, If a man sends away his wife" (Jeremiah 3:1). "From every tree of the garden" refers to robbery, as it says, "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat of it" (Genesis 2:17). Noah was commanded concerning a limb torn from a living animal, as it says, "but flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat" (Genesis 9:4). Abraham was commanded concerning circumcision, as it says, "And you shall keep My covenant" (Genesis 17:9). Isaac was initiated at eight days, as it says, "And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son at eight days old" (Genesis 21:4). Jacob concerning the sciatic sinew, as it says, "therefore the children of Israel do not eat the sciatic sinew" (Genesis 32:33). Judah concerning levirate marriage, as it says, "And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and perform the levirate duty" (Genesis 38:8). But you at Sinai were commanded six hundred thirteen commandments, two hundred forty-eight positive commandments and three hundred sixty-five negative commandments. The two hundred forty-eight positive commandments correspond to the two hundred forty-eight limbs that are in a person; each and every limb says to the person, "Please, perform through me this commandment." And the three hundred sixty-five negative commandments correspond to the days of the solar year; each and every day says to the person, "Please, do not commit through me this transgression." "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain" (Proverbs 31:30). "Charm is deceitful" was the charm of Noah, yet "Noah found favor" (Genesis 6:8). "And beauty is vain" was the beauty of Adam the first man: the heel of Adam dimmed the orb of the sun. And do not be astonished: in the way of the world a person makes himself two platters, one for himself and one for a member of his household; for which does he make the finer one? Surely his own. So too, Adam was created for the service of the Holy One, blessed be He, and the orb of the sun was created for the service of creatures. Is it not all the more fitting that the heel of Adam should dim the orb of the sun? And if his heel dimmed the orb of the sun, how much more the radiance of his face. "But above them all, a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised" (Proverbs 31:30) refers to Moses. "Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates" (Proverbs 31:31). Rabbi Yose son of Jeremiah said: Why does he compare the prophets to women? Rather, just as this woman is not ashamed to demand the needs of her household from her husband, so the prophets are not ashamed to demand the needs of Israel before the Holy One, blessed be He. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel: My children, read this portion every year, and I will reckon it for you as though you were standing before Mount Sinai and receiving the Torah. When? "In the third month after the children of Israel went out from the land of Egypt" (Exodus 19:1).