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 one purpose for which the Holy Spirit was sent?
In view of God's great love, what may we confidently expect?
How do the children of God walk?
How did the people respond to the preaching of John?
For what is it profitable?
What is the result of willful sin?
What two covenants are contrasted in the Bible?

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