I wholeheartedly second your comments about God's sovereign control. Indeed, one of the greatest joys of reading the Bible is watching Him achieve His purposes throughout the millennia depicted despite the foolishness of men and the best efforts of demons. Just this morning I was reading Joshua's attestation:
You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. [Joshua 23:14]
Of course, the angels have been watching Him as He has proceeded methodically to unfold His plan, and once free of our day-by-day duties here we will join them. Still, if we're given ten cities to administer....