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.

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What do transgressors bring upon themselves?
What did the devout Simeon say when he saw the child Jesus?
How does he emphasize the reliability of prophecy?
What did the apostles say to the idolaters at Lystra?
What was Satan's design in thus persecuting the church?
Are the angels interested in the plan of salvation?

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