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.

For what purpose were the Scriptures written?
In view of the curse upon this creation, what has God promised?
What experience in the life of a noted prophet indicated the length of Christ's stay in the grave?
How fully does the Lord pardon when one repents?
Just before the fall of Babylon, what did her king do?
How have the rich defrauded the laborers?
What influence has this hope upon the life?

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