Here in Exodus 7 we come to see a truth that is consistent throughout scripture: God always warns people before His judgement is carried out. Always. God warned Pharaoh about each plague. It says Pharaoh hardened his heart. It also says God hardened his heart. If you closely evaluate each time this happened it’s 50/50 occurrence. Fifty percent of the time Pharaoh hardened his own heart and 50% God hardened his heart. This shows us God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility are interwoven. We have to trust God to do what He does, because it’s always just, and for the best of those that believe.
3 But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply My miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down My fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue My forces–My people, the Israelites–from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. 5 When I raise My powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”
Exodus 7:3-5
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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