Exodus 8: 25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land."
Exodus 9: 27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he said to them. "The LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong. 28 Pray to the LORD, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don't have to stay any longer."
Exodus 10: 1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these miraculous signs of mine among them 2 that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the LORD."
2007-10-05 15:53:26 · 11 answers · asked by Moonlit Hemlock 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Exodus 11: 9 The LORD had said to Moses, "Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you—so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt." 10 Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his country.
Exodus 12: 29 At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well. 30 Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.
2007-10-05 15:53:42 · update #1
Why? Pharaoh was willing to let the Isrealites go. Why did god harden his heart and bring more plagues?
How is this loving and just?
2007-10-05 15:54:23 · update #2
cause god is evil
2007-10-05 15:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
If you take the time to read the entire story, you will find that Pharaoh was constantly changing and going back on his word. He promised to let them people go and worship if the frogs left, but they he backed down on it. But then when the next plague came, he did a flop flip and agreed to let them go again. Then chanced his mind and stopped them. Each time he was faced with a plague, he would agree to free the people, and then not do it. If you read the story, you will find that this went on for over a year. (Note the different crops destroyed by the different plagues cover over a year of growing seasons.)
Finally God basically said "enough is enough". He gave Pharaoh one finally chance to free the people. Whatever decision Pharaoh made, that was the one that God was going to hold him to. He was going to harden his heart so that he would not flop flip again. If he decided to free the people, then the power of God would be seen in their going free. If he choose not to free, then the power of God would be seen a final miracle that freed them. Either way, God would have his will done and his people free. But he had to stop Pharaoh from constantly flip-flopping to do it or it would drag on for another year.
So when he made his decision, God hardened his heart so that he would not change it again. Unfortunately, Pharaoh's decision was not to free them, and it brought on the final plague.
2007-10-05 23:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't he just tell you?? "so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt." What about " so that I may perform these miraculous signs of mine among them 2 that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the LORD."
He just gave you His reasons.
Perhaps if Pharaoh had said okay originally, none of this would happen.
2007-10-05 23:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by dreamgyrl360 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My understanding of this is that the verses that state that God hardened Pharaoh's heart have been altered, or mistranslated. God did not harden Pharaoh's heart, because God would not do such a thing. Pharaoh hardened his own heart, or Satan helped to make it happen. God probably knew it would happen, so had a plan in store, just in case.
2007-10-05 23:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by nymormon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The law of cause and effect. Pharoh got more of what he wanted, a hardened heart, immortality in history, and recognition.
2007-10-06 05:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by LeBlanc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the original Hebrew, it's a mistranslation. It is really that Pharoah hardened his heart against God.
2007-10-05 23:02:52 · answer #6 · answered by Curious 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God chose to make an example of the Egyptian people, both to humble them, & encourage the Jews, who could see that they were safe!
He had to break Pharoh, which he finall did!
2007-10-05 22:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
let me answer your question with a question ........ Is not the potter responible for what he does with the clay. thus we are gods vessels and he can do with us as he pleases he is God after all. the real reason was to example people need visual examples to learn to fear god. god freeing the hebrews was not his point he did all he did so that all would know HE IS GOD
2007-10-05 23:00:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
So he could look totally justified when he thrashed Pharaoh. These days you'd call that entrapment.
2007-10-05 23:05:13 · answer #9 · answered by Robin Runesinger 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same Sunshine that melts butter hardens clay. God's presence hardened Pharoah's heart because of what his (Pharoah's heart) was made of......not because God "wished for" his heart to be hardened. There is a difference.
Got Jesus?
2007-10-05 22:57:11 · answer #10 · answered by sisterzeal 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Because God wants him to know God is more powerful than any human on earth
2007-10-05 22:59:41 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋