There have been many instances where men have made bad choices but the results turned out to be part of God's plan. In addition to the one in this lesson some other notable examples come to mind. Abraham trying to help God out in producing a son resulted in the birth of a nation that has forever given Israel grief even up until today. But God has used them to exact the punishment on Israel that God warned would happen if they worshipped other gods. I think of Jacob stealing Esau's blessing and God used him to form the great nation of Israel. I could list many others but probably the biggest of all was the decision to crucify Jesus. Just think of what would have happened if Israel had acknowledged Jesus as Messiah and treated Him accordingly we Gentiles would have been hung out to dry unless God had a plan B for this. Thanks for the lesson, Ken