J. Dwight Pentecost, Ten reasons for the Law of Moses:

1. To reveal the Holiness of God.

2. To reveal or expose the sinfulness of man.

3. To reveal the standard of Holiness required of those in fellowship with a Holy God.

4. To supervise the physical, mental, and spiritual development of the redeemed Israelite until he came to maturity in the Lord.

5. To be the unifying principle that made possible the establishment of the nation.

6. To separate Israel from the nations in order that they might become a nation of priests.

7. To make provision for sins and restoration to fellowship.

8. To make provision for a redeemed people to worship.

9. To provide a test as to whether one was in the kingdom or the theocracy over which God ruled.

10. To reveal Jesus Christ.

Robert P. Lightner, 5 reasons for the Law of Moses:

1. To reveal God's Holiness.

2. To unify Israel as a nation.

3. To provide a basis for Israel's walk with and worship of God.

4. To expose the sinfulness of man.

5. To reveal Christ.