Re: Bible Club: Exodus
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Of course he didn't FORCE him to be unmoved, but he did the next best thing. How much meddling with our free will is God allowed?
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Actually, the way I read it, God makes it literally impossible for Pharaoh to be moved.
I also find this quote from the beginning of Exodus 14 to be most telling (NIV):
Exodus 14
1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 "Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.
3 Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.'
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD."
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