Reply To: How could G-d do this

Aries, that is a very pessimistic way of looking at the situation. Obviously people have bechirah, but we are all shelicihim Hashem. If Hashem had decreed such, then Leiby would be living today. We have to remember that we do not live in a perfect world where we can see the direct outcome of our actions. The most we can do is daven, do mitzvos, and strengthen our bitachon.