The German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz coined the term "theodicy" in 1710 in his work Theodicies. Other philosophers have suggested that theodicy is a modern discipline because deities in the ancient world were often imperfect. Theodicy is the answer to the question why God permits evil. (Wikipedia, 2015) “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things” Isaiah 45:7
A similar account is found in the New Testament where in 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (King James Version) the distinction between the elect of God and the non-elect is clearly distinguished stating: "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:/ Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power” It seems that God could have eliminated more evil in the world and still accomplished the divine purposes but then a large amount of evil in the world does not seem to be connected to the divine purposes.
"Natural evil fulfills a higher divine
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God subjected or cursed the natural world to death because of human rebellion. In doing so, God brings about a world where we are no longer comfortable in the present. God wanted us to freely love him, which meant allowing for the possibility that we might choose against him. And we have. Free will provides good—self-determination--and carries with it significant responsibility, which is also good. This is especially true of relationships involving love. Evil is an unfortunate result of human free will. If God were to intervene at every point of our wrongdoing, our free will would be compromised. So evil in the world is not entirely God's fault; however, this position does not claim that God is not responsible in any way for evil. If you have the power to intervene and do not, that implies choices. (Oxford University Press ,