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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
WRONG Pharoah hardened his own heart then God hardened his heart. Did God KNOW what would happen absolutely. Did He MAKE him do it absolutely NOT!
Consider this the hardening of Pharoah did NOT make him wicked he was already wicked however Pharoah's choices made him the canidate God needed for His purpose thus after Pharoah's rejection then he himself became rejected and used for God's glory.
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A few times, in the course of the plagues, we read that Pharaoh hardened his own heart. Usually not, and not the first few times. And yes it
does say that the reason God did this is so that Pharaoh would say no:
"but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. "
"And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt."
"And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said."
"And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses."
"And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. "
"But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go."
"And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land."