Commentary for Makkot 46:8
גופא א"ר יהושע בן לוי שלשה דברים עשו ב"ד של מטה והסכימו ב"ד של מעלה על ידם [אלו הן] מקרא מגילה ושאילת שלום [בשם] והבאת מעשר
The text said, Rebbi Yehoshua ben Levi says, Three things that Beis Din shel mattah [court] did that Beis din shel malleh [the heavenly court] agreed to. These are they, Reading Miggilah [on purim], greeting with the name of G-d, and bringing maiser.
Rashi on Makkot
So that they can receive reward by virtue of holding themselves back from transgressions. Therefore, [God] increased [the number of commandments] for them. [God] did not need to command them so many commandments regarding vermin and carcasses which people naturally can't stand, but did so in order to give people reward for avoiding them.
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Rashi on Makkot
248 positive commandments - For each and every limb says to him, "do a mitzvah."
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365 negative commandments - For every day, they warn him to not transgress.
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