I know you post at IIIM. Ask Ra about Pratt’s, “Historical Contingencies and Biblical Predictions.” He will do better explaining it then I (i.e. my answer will be long and complex).

Pratt does a good job here of showing in the OT how our individual will interacts with God's. He concentrates on "our will" more so than on "God's will" which I believe is what you are seeking an answer to. Note that I still have problems and disagree with such phrases as, “God often waits to see what his human subjects will do and directs the future on the basis of what they decide,” and "In fact, we will see that Yahweh often spoke through his prophets, watched the reactions of people, and then determined how to carry through with his declarations, as God already knows what choice they will make. But, statements such as “Old Testament prophets revealed the word of the unchanging Yahweh, but prophets spoke for God in space and time, not before the foundations of the world. By definition, therefore, they did not utter immutable decrees, but providential declarations,” help me understanding much more of the OT and thus life in general.

Hope this helps.