Special study: “I will harden Pharaoh’s heart.”Exodus 7:1-13How could a just God control Pharaoh’s heart and then punish him for it?God was not controlling Pharaoh’s will, but simply presenting him with a demand He knew Pharaoh would not obey.Key passage: Exodus 14:1-8Passages about Pharaoh’s hard heart fall into three main groups:God hardens his heartPharaoh hardens his heartHis heart is hardenedExodus 6:1Exodus 9:14I Samuel 6:6Romans 9:15-24John Calvin used this passage to teach that God controls people and decides who will be saved.God chooses to use certain people in certain ways, but that does not mean He chooses specific people for salvation.James 1:13-14 – God does not tempt anyone! He does test people from time to time, but He never tries to get people to sin.Ezekiel 33:11; II Peter 3:9 – God does not want anyone to perish. His desire was not to punish people.What does it mean to say God is not partial? Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; Galatians 2:6; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25We can all serve God to the extent that our circumstances allow.
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