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 is the great purpose of Christ in His work of reconciliation?
In whom has God made us accepted?
What course on the part of children is well pleasing to the Lord?
How are the judgments upon Jerusalem again foretold?
What specific statement emphasizes this identification?
What other reason is given for keeping the Sabbath?
Has the exact time of Christ's coming been revealed?

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