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.

Of whom was Christ to be born?
By what was the third universal empire symbolized?
At the conclusion of Daniel's prayer, what assurance did Gabriel give him?
With what is God's seal connected?
At His ascension, how did the angels say Christ would come again?
What will be the third plague?
What has He promised to be to those in trouble?

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