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Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn`t let the people go.
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Hardness in the Face of Facts
Commentators highlight that Pharaoh didn't just dismiss the report; he sent his own officials to investigate. After confirming that not a single Israelite animal had died, he still refused to obey God. This shows that a hardened heart isn't caused by a lack of evidence, but by a willful rejection of verified truth.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Was hardened – See Exodus 4:21. Pharaoh probably attributed the exemption of the Israelites to natural causes. They were a pastoral race, we…
19th Century
Anglican
Pharaoh sent. —Pharaoh evidently did not believe it was possible that there could be such a widespread destruction of the Egyptian…
16th Century
Protestant
And Pharaoh sent. I leave it undecided whether he first sent these inspectors at that time.104 It may be that, in the blindness…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Pharaoh sent Messengers to the land of Goshen, to see whether the murrain was upon the cattle of Israel or not, and w…
God wills for Israel to be released, but Pharaoh opposes it, and the test is whose word will stand. Immediately, the hand of the Lord is upon the c…
