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.
 


Who was the Rock that went with them?
31. What scripture shows that the righteousness which is received by grace through faith must not be made an excuse for continuing in sin?
13. To the woman who had been healed by touching His garment, what did Christ say made her whole?
In the visions of John, what interpretation is given to the woman who sat upon many waters?
What shows that the angels sent to Abraham and Lot were real beings?
What is the bond of perfection?
What did Paul say regarding our duty to the poor?

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