Why did Israel fail to attain unto righteousness?

Answer

"But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled
at that stumbling-stone!' Rom. 9: 31, 32.

What chapter in the Bible is devoted to faith?
Why did the apostle say this duty was so imperative?
For what did David pray?
How many are concerned in the judgment?
How does God regard those who walk in His law?
What other reason is given for keeping the Sabbath?
By what authority was Sunday Sabbath-keeping instituted?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle