Second Samuel Seventeen - God's Purposes

"So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.' For the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom," 2 Samuel 17:14, NKJV. #GodsPurposes
The word for "appointed," in the context of when the Lord providentially manipulates situations and circumstances, is also sometimes translated as "purposed"; to bring about a desired outcome He has spoken in the past, He influences the present to make happen what He wants to take place in the future.
Isaiah 14:24, Romans 9:14-18 and 1 John 3:7-9.