Torah and definitions

The Torah, then, far from being legislatlon, has as its objective to define the nature of the order that defines the people who in turn give some definition to the identity of Yahweh. The wisdom of the Torah instructs its primary audience—the kings and priests and their subordinate administrators—on the nature of the order they should be up-holding if they want to reflect Yahweh’s identity properly and thereby retain his favor in the form of the covenant blessings.—Walton and Walton, The Lost World of the Torah, 93 (emphasis original)