Read your BIble again. The Jews were given a choice as to who to release, Barabbas the murderer, or Jesus. They chose Barabbas over Jesus and screamed "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" about Jesus and even went so far as to say "His blood is on us and on our children!" Read Matthew 27. Here is a screen cap for you.
Ultimately, God is sovereign over all things. But he uses men (evil men included) to accomplish His ultimate will.
Does that mean the murders which happen daily are committed by God? No. Evil men and women do bad things including murder. Cain killed Able. Not God. God's ultimate will always comes to pass always brings glory to the Father and God's will always serves the ultimate good of His children. (Read Job and Genesis - Joseph, Esther, Moses, David, Daniel, etc for more on this)
Jesus was nailed to the cross, mocked, beaten, killed. At any time He could have called a legion of angels down from heaven to come down and kill His murderers and help release Him from their evil clutches. But for the joy set before Him (us) He endured the cross and allowed the the darkest day in history when evil men KILLED Him - for His chosen children. He drank the full cup of the Father's wrath against our sin, in our place. He took the full punishment we earned and gave us in the place of our sin His perfect righteousness, so that we could have a way back to the Father, back to heaven. Praise the Lord!
God is sovereign and always in control. But the evil deeds are not committed by God, they are committed by evil men ... and in the case of the murder of Christ, He was murdered by men who hated Him.
And those Jews who were responsible for murdering Jesus took the credit and even called down the curse for this murder, claiming the blood of Christ on their own head and the heads of their children.
Thank you Jesus! To God be ALL Glory! Amen and Amen. βοΈππ»β€οΈ
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