The Yalkut Shimoni (Chapter 620) says, "Hashem waits ten years before He passes a decree." Which is interesting, because it took ten years to find and kill Osama bin Laden!
Why does Hashem wait ten years before He passes a decree?
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2Maybe to give them time to do Tshuvah? – Mithical Mar 07 '15 at 20:52
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How did the author(s) of that text know that? Deduction from something in Tanach? A tradition passed down from ...somewhere? Direct question and answer session with HaShem? Just curious.... – Gary Mar 07 '15 at 21:35