God said, "I will harden Pharoah's heart" (Ex 7:3; 14:4). So, did Pharoah have a choice?
There are a number of what I call "mysteries" in the Bible, things we just can't understand. And this is one of them. The Bible is clear that God knows everything (see Is. 46:10) AND that men and women are free to choose to live God's way or reject God's way (see Deut. 30:19, Josh. 24:15).
If God knows what we're going to choose, are we really free to make our own choice? It stretches the mind to grasp how that works. If you've figured it out, please share!
In this passage, it seems that God knew Pharoah's heart, He knew what Pharoah would choose, and He announced it ahead of time. God could have said, "I know that Pharoah's heart is hard and I know what he'll do--he won't let the Israelites leave." What do you think?
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