Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26492438-20150613104655/@comment-177.34.181.193-20150903014432

Most events in the Elder Scrolls universe are prophetized. The Elder Scrolls themselves exist outside time, meaning that they can see the past, the present AND the future. Existing outside time, they exist outside the influence of Akatosh, which means that he cannot interfere in when or how will the events foretold by the Scrolls will happen. All the events that seem like "coincidences" are not actual coincidences. They were prophetized by The Scrolls, meaning that they WILL happen. That is why Alduin saves the Dragonborn just in time before he is killed by the Imperials, because for the prophecy to be completed, the Dragonborn must defeat Alduin.

Long story short, The Scrolls say something's gonna happen, and the world takes care of the rest.