Problem: God hardens Pharoah's heart and yet punishes him for something God did.
Since Chapter 7 God sends Moses and Aaron to ask the Pharoah to let his people go. But God said " But I will make Pharaoh stubborn. Even though I will do many miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt, Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups."
So then he starts to do the miracles, and each time before the next one is done, he hardens the pharoah's heart, so that he can perform them... sounds like hes messing with Free Will.
After God performs the final miracle, (killing all the firstborn in the land Pharoah ruled) In chapter 13 starting in verse 13, God commands the Israelites to redeem the innocent sons killed in order for their escape to have been succesful.
So here it seems that God can't mess with Free Will cause he couldn't force the Pharoah to let them go,
2007-04-13
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