Reading Romans 11:11-12
Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!
Is there a theological base, from a Catholic perspective, that would allow for an answer to the following question?
God from an evil brought forth a greater good. What would have happened if Israel had accepted Jesus as their Lord? Would there have been an even greater good than the present one? Or in line with what we may read earlier, in Romans 9:13: "Just as it is written: 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.'"
you are asking an open-ended, hypothetical question: “What if ______ happened?”
– David Stratton Feb 2 '15 at 2:18