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 message of entreaty has God sent to us through His appointed messengers?
17. What similar language is used by the Apostle Paul in describing the \"mystery of iniquity,\" or \"man of sin\"?
What relation does the earthly sanctuary sustain to the heavenly?
How many of the dead will be raised?
On what day did the Jews meet for worship?
When and by whom was the Council of Nice convened?
Who constitute the true Israel, or seed of Abraham?

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