CCC 708

This divine pedagogy appears especially in the gift of the Law.⁷² Cf. Ex 19- 20; Deut 1-11; 29-30. God gave the letter of the Law as a "pedagogue" to lead his people towards Christ.⁷³ Gal 3:24. But the Law's powerlessness to save man deprived of the divine "likeness," along with the growing awareness of sin that it imparts,⁷⁴ Cf. Rom 3:20. enkindles a desire for the Holy Spirit. the lamentations of the Psalms bear witness to this.