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.

How were the Scriptures given?
What divine purpose was wrought out in the sufferings of Christ?
What was the first beast like?
Why do the inhabitants of heaven worship God?
How did this change in observance of days come about, suddenly or gradually?
What shows that the angels sent to Abraham and Lot were real beings?
Why did Christ say the meek are blessed?

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