Jehovah communicated his will to faithful patriarchs of old, such as Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Job. Later, through Moses he set out an entire code of laws for the nation of Israel.
या नियमशास्त्राचे पालन केल्यामुळे इस्राएल देवाचे खास लोक म्हणून इतर सर्व राष्ट्रांपासून वेगळे राहू शकले.