The law could never bring people into a relationship with God. From the beginning God wanted relationship. That is why He did not ask David to build a temple. He did not want the temple. He wanted to live within His people and have relationship personally. The law was given because relationship did not exist.
O that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it might be well with them and their children forever. (Deut 5:29).
We see here first that they did not have this heart under the Old Covenant. Second we see the purpose of the law. God did not give the law for the law’s sake, but for man’s sake, “That it might be well with them.”. He did not give it to be hard, not because He loves rules, but to guide, help and protect. He gave it because He loves people.
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