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.

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What promise is made to those who repent and are baptized ?
What was the result of the Jews' not accepting Christ?
What did the prophet say Christ would be called to endure?
Why did God make His promise to the seed of Abraham?
What is the next event mentioned in the prophecy?
How should we sympathize with others in their sorrows?

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