THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
The Lord spoke to Moses, declaring that Pharaoh's heart has become hardened. God did not state, “I have hardened Pharaoh's heart,” but instead He indicated, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened, and he will not allow the people to go.”
Exodus 7:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the Lord said to Moses: Pharao's heart is hardened, he will not let the people go.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כָּבֵ֖ד לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה מֵאֵ֖ן לְשַׁלַּ֥ח הָעָֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ex 10:20And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, neither did he let the children of Israel go.
- Ex 10:1And the Lord said to Moses: Go in to Pharao; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants: that I may work these my signs in him,
- Ex 8:15And Pharao seeing that rest was given, hardened his own heart, and did not hear them, as the Lord had commanded.
- Ex 10:27And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, and he would not let them go.
- Jer 9:6Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord.
- Ex 10:4But if thou resist, and wilt not let them go, behold I will bring in to-morrow the locusts into thy coasts;
- Ex 4:23I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.
- Zech 7:12And they made their heart as the adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts.