The law is the do’s and don’ts of moral behaviour. God gave the law so that people would have a guide to live by and a standard by which they might recognize God’s purity and their sinfulness. There are 613 commandments in the Old Testament. They oversee moral, judicial and religious behaviour.

The law is a reflection of the character of God, because the law comes forth from the very heart of God. Since it is not possible for us to keep the law and therefore earn our position with God, we then need the holiness of God given to us because there simply isn’t any way for us to attain to the standard of God. Therefore the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.

Gal 3:24;

 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.