We know from the Bible that there have been times when Jehovah did not directly intervene to protect his servants.
فَقَدْ أَشْفَقَ عَلَى ٱلْجُمُوعِ ٱلَّتِي تَبِعَتْهُ ،‏ لِأَنَّهُمْ « كَانُوا مُنْزَعِجِينَ وَمُنْطَرِحِينَ كَخِرَافٍ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا » .‏