Everything that happens, happens with God's permission. It's a comfort because of the feeling that someone is in control. And yet I wonder how it impacts on free will. One way to look at it is that the purpose of God for creation will be accomplished no matter what. Of course you can also view it as a form destiny, but being brushstrokes, it does not have respect who will be the players.
Is it possible that God, in the fulfillment of His plans, takes away certain people's free will for a time? For example, in the case of Egypt during the time of Moses. Is the heart of Pharaoh hardened for the duration of the time that God would show His power through the plagues? Or is repentance available for Pharaoh in between the plagues? If I simply read the account, it appears that the latter is not the case. Plus the fact that the Passover must come to pass. And without the deaths of the firstborn, how would the symbolism of Passover be made?
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