Why Did God give us Torah?

Why did God give us Torah?

To make us holy. Lev. 19:2. Deut 28:9

To help us live. Lev. 18:5. Deut 4:40; 6:2; 30:16

To give us a relationship with God. "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, the house of slavery." Exodus 20:2

To teach our children. Deut. 6:7; 11:19

To make our way prosperous and give us success. Joshua 1:7-8

To be happy. Psalm 1

So that none might be poor or needy. Deut 15:4-5

To teach us compassion for the stranger, the poor, the widow and the orphan. Exodus 22:21-22; 23:9, 12. Lev. 19:10, 33; 23:22; 25:35, 47. Deut. 10:18, 19; 24:14, 17, 19-21; 26:12; 27:19

To have one standard of law for the stranger and the native. Ex. 12:49. Lev. 18:26. Num. 15:16, 29. Deut 31:12

To teach us about God.

To show us the way. Genesis 46:28. Micah 6:8

To have us be righteous. Psalm 15. Isaiah 58

To study. Psalm 1. Joshua 1:8. Psalm 119.

It revives the soul; makes wise the simple; gives joy to the heart and gives light to the eyes. Ps 19:7-8

To pursue justice. Deut 16:20

To learn about sin and atonement and forgiveness for sin. Exodus 32:11-14. Leviticus 1-6; 16. Numbers 14:19-20; 15:22-31