God gave a plethora of laws to Moses on Sinai, yet they did not make for a perfect society because people are not perfect. Individuals observed those laws from time to time, and in doing so, benefited from them. But on a national level, Israel would not — nay,
could not — follow those laws, notwithstanding the fact that they were
morally excellent, decent, orderly, and
taught lessons humanity absolutely needed to learn, not to mention they
pointed to Christ. So God gave them, man received them, and the result was systemic failure.
Or was it?