i believe God was testing moses' faith and with hardening pharohs heart came more struggle for moses to overcome. and i might have gotten my windows mixed up earlyer when i was posting.
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Good and bad are based on the law.[b said:Quote[/b] ]Good and Bad are all based on perception
The law is. In this view that God controls everything God is a murderer for making pharoah to enslave the Jews and not let them go. In this view that God made us to sin God has failed his own laws. Sure he himself dident commit the things we have done. However if he forces us to do it then it was his fault and he is evil.[b said:Quote[/b] ]PoP what is your Plumb line for measuring Good
Jehovah harded Pharoah's heart so that he could show off his power more.[b said:Quote[/b] (Ultima Avatar @ Jan. 04 2004,3:11)]So...the Bible's inaccurate when it states that God hardened the heart of Pharaoh? It should read: Pharaoh, a cold-hearted bastard from the start, hardened his heart when he swore he would let the Hebrews go.
I mean, if God made it harder...then God was directly involved in the slaughter of the Egyptian army. That means, God could have softened Pharaoh's heart and let him wave a teary-eyed goodbye to the Hebrews as they jetted off...but He didn't. Which means God can be merciless and cruel when He wants to be.
True?
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Exodus 7
1 And the LORD said unto Moses,...
3 ...I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Exodus 10
1 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:
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20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
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27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Exodus 11
9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
10 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.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]Exodus 14
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.
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8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.