Just before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Jehovah repeated his laws to them, and Moses told them: “Today Jehovah has obtained your declaration that you will become his people, his special property, just as he has promised you, and that you will observe all his commandments and that he will put you high above all the other nations that he has made, giving you praise and fame and glory as you prove yourself a people holy to Jehovah your God. ” ​ — Deut.
ამგვარად, კანონი განსაზღვრავდა იმას, თუ როგორ უნდა წარმართულიყო ახლად ჩამოყალიბებული ერის რელიგიური და სოციალური საქმიანობა.