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.

19. Upon returning from a feast at Jerusalem how came Joseph and Mary to lose Jesus when He was twelve years old?
What precious promise did Jesus make to His disciples shortly before His crucifixion?
How does he emphasize the reliability of prophecy?
What apostasy from the worship of God is named in this message?
Do the Scriptures indicate that there will he violence manifested in this conflict?
What will be one characteristic of latter day apostasies?
What is one good evidence of genuine repentance?

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