Introduction
If you were so inclined, could you make a loved one upset?Exodus 7:1-5 – Did God control Pharaoh’s mind in some miraculous way?People lose their faith over these sorts of topics.God presented a choice that He knew Pharaoh would not accept, thus hardening his heart.God hardened Pharaoh’s heart
Exodus 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17Pharaoh hardened his own heart
Exodus 8:15, 32; 9:34Pharaoh’s heart is hardened
Exodus 7:13, 22-23; 8:19; 9:7, 35The hearts of Pharaoh and his servants are hardened
Exodus 9:34-10:1God’s knowledge of the future does not take away Pharaoh’s free will.
Exodus 13:17-18, 21Exodus 14:1-8God’s foreknowledge
Exodus 3:19-21; 6:1; 7:4; 8:14-15, 19; 9:11-12, 15-16; 11:1, 9Acts 2:23Pharaoh’s free will
Exodus 7:14, 16; 8:2; 9:2, 17, 20-21, 27; 10:3-4, 16-17; 13:15Exodus 6:1 – God knew this stubborn man would resist!Take-aways
Watch out for Calvinist claims.Romans 9:17-18 – God does not choose salvation for people.Be assured that God is just.James 1:13; Colossians 3:25 – Sin is never God’s fault.Learn from Pharaoh’s terrible mistakes!Soften your heart to God!