“Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;”
Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the 'stumbling stone.' — Israel's error: seeking δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosynē, "righteousness") ἐξ ἔργων (ex ergōn, "from works") rather than ἐκ πίστεως (ek pisteos, "from faith"). The stone (λίθος, lithos)—Christ—became a σκάνδαλον (skandalon, "stumbling block"). Israel rejected Christ in pursuit of self-righteousness.
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