Shouldn't their faith have been placed in the law giver instead of the law. " Even as Abraham BELIEVED GOD, and it ( his belief ) was accounted to him ( Abraham ) for RIGHTEOUSNESS." Galatians 3:6And how were righteous people under the law who sinned blameless? They offered and placed their faith in the required sacrifices for their sins. The same way we place our faith in the eternal sacrifice when we sin