Job 2:3
Job 2:1-3 (see also Zechariah 1:15)
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
Yes, God acts in the course of human events. The difference between Calvinism and Arminianism is that whereas Calvinism attributes everything to a script, Arminianism insists that God acts based upon, with respect to, in conjunction with, human motives. God weights the heart; God acts accordingly.
1st Chronicles 28:9: “The LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts.”
In terms of the crucifixion and Babylonian captivity, Arminians agree that those events were determined by God, but determined by God *in conjunction with* human choices. Hence, Arminians are not surprised to see foreknowledge linked with Calvary at Acts 2:23.
The Babylonians longed to plunder Israel, just like Satan longed to harm Job, and since Hezekiah foolishly showed the Babylonians their vast supply of wealth, and God’s judgment upon Israel, merely required that God cease frustrating the Babylonians, and let them have their way, just like Satan had his way against Job.
God took responsibility for harming Job: “...you incited Me against him, to ruin him without cause.” God did it, but only with respect to allowing Satan to have his way, in which Satan longed to harm Job, and complained about the “hedge” of protection around him.
