The first reading of the day begins with this statement:
Some would prefer to believe that he did that in order to fulfill his promises to the Israelites; or to show them his greatness. These could be 'good reasons' but not 'valid or real reasons'.
The fact is that he didn't! Yahweh, the almighty could inspire Moses and Aaron and lead them to guide the Israelites out the Egypt, but he could not and would not change the heart of Pharaoh. That was something beyond his own nature... to meddle with the decisions of human beings.
So then, is the Scripture wrong in making that statement. Well, can consider it one of the many anthropological modes of expressing an experience of God.
"The Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart..." (Ex. 11: 10)Honestly if only Yahweh did not do this, there'd be no Passover, no slaughter of the Egyptians at the Red sea and no hurried exit from Egypt. Just that one act of making Pharaoh obstinate resulted in all this following confusion. So why did he do that?
Some would prefer to believe that he did that in order to fulfill his promises to the Israelites; or to show them his greatness. These could be 'good reasons' but not 'valid or real reasons'.
The fact is that he didn't! Yahweh, the almighty could inspire Moses and Aaron and lead them to guide the Israelites out the Egypt, but he could not and would not change the heart of Pharaoh. That was something beyond his own nature... to meddle with the decisions of human beings.
So then, is the Scripture wrong in making that statement. Well, can consider it one of the many anthropological modes of expressing an experience of God.
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