Read: Exodus 19:1–20:21; Deuteronomy 5 The introduction to this textbook made an important theological claim. In biblical thought, an experience of divine grace confers an identity on those who receive it, and this identity is often articulated by law. The connection between grace and law is powerfully illustrated in the Exodus story. The experience of Israel’s liberation from slavery in Egypt is followed by the revelation of divine law on the holy mountain.