We see that at times in our own law practices. The law is so inadequate, and at times so stupid. We certainly don't commence district court with a hymn of praise to the Motor Vehicle Code. And in them he did not find burdens and barriers, but joy and real liberty. To leave the road is reckless endangerment.
Law provides the boundaries, the signposts that allow real freedom to flourish.
It is like a treasure map, or a chart of the oases in the desert. So it is with God's law. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and light to my path. God has not left us without direction. His commands and statutes are wonderful gifts to us.