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God's Active Role in Hardening
Commentators, particularly John Calvin, interpret this not as God merely permitting Pharaoh's stubbornness, but as an active judgment. They explain that God gives a person who is already willfully rebellious over to their own destructive path, intensifying the obstinacy already present in their heart.
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Exodus
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John Calvin
On Exodus 10:27
16th Century
Theologian
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart. A probable conjecture may be drawn from this: at the coming of Moses, some light shone forth, so th…
John Gill
On Exodus 10:27
17th Century
Pastor
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart Yet more and more: and he would not let them go; his hear…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 10:21–29
17th Century
Minister
The plague of darkness brought upon Egypt was a dreadful plague. It was a darkness that could be felt, so thick were the fogs. It astonished and te…