Although the people of Israel demonstrated their faith in God by submitting to his law,1 the old covenant (Mosaic) law was not a system that rewarded faith. It promised blessing for obedience and curses for disobedience. It was also tied to life in the land of Canaan (Ezekiel 20:11, Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:21; Nehemiah 9:29)2 where God dwelled in the midst of his people (in the tabernacle/temple).
12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”