Good Old Fashioned Butt Whooping! Would God Approve?

Would God approve of someone getting their but kicked?  This Scripture seems to indicate so.  :)

Acts 18:9-17(NKJV)

9Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; 

10for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” 

11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, 

13saying, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

14And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. 

15But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.” 

16And he drove them from the judgment seat. 

17Then £all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things.

So first we have God making a promise to Paul that Paul will not be harmed while he is in the city he is in.  Then you have the Jews rise up against Paul.  Do they realize that by doing so they are rising up against God as well?  I'm not sure.

But look how God handles the situation.  Paul doesn’t even have to open his mouth to answer the charges.  After Gallio the proconsul of Achaia tells the Jews "hey it's your deal, you deal with it", he washes his hands of the whole affair. 

So what happens next?  The ruler of the synagogue who presumably lead the attack on Paul is beaten up and Gallio doesn't do a thing about it.  Could it be that God allowed justice to be served in this way?  :)