And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I will harden - Calamities which do not subdue the heart harden it. In the case of Pharaoh, the hardening was at once a righteous j…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

All those wonders. —Not the “three signs” of Exodus 3:3-9, but the “portents” or “wonders” which were to be done before Pharaoh, a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

When you go to return. Moses had not previously enumerated the wonders, but from this verse we gather that whatever we will shortly read w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord said to Moses. At the same time he appeared to him in Midian, and ordered him to go into Egypt, even before …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

After God had appeared in the bush, He often spoke to Moses. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israe…

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