We know what we know,
We know what we don't know,
We don't know what we know,
And, we don't know what we don't know.
D. Rumsfeld
He has said he raises up kings, princes and leaders sometimes to bless a people, other times to punish.
He also removes the same, that is why even pagan leaders know not to trust that they will be left alone to work their wickneness with the blessing of their gods.