I'm not quite sure where this thought is headed, but I found it very interesting that in Ex. 7:3 we read that the LORD said to Moses "...And I will harden Pharaoh's heart" and then Scripture tells us that "Pharaoh's heart grew hard" (vs. 13) and again "Pharaoh's heart grew hard" (vs.22) and again "Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the LORD had said." And Ch. 8:32 ends with these words, "But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go."
And then, in Matt. 19:8, Jesus answering the Pharisees question on divorce "He said to them, ' Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.' ".
Both Scriptures have Moses as the main person dealing with the hardening and hardness of the human heart and I feel that Moses would be in the same position today with us, since the human heart (soul), in it's need for Christ, has not changed one little bit from the time of Pharaoh and the Pharisees. Or will ever change other than by the Grace of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, in the Name of Jesus. Eph. 2:8
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Hey, what an excellent post...practically 'inspired'! I've been counting the 'hardenings' & between Ex 4:21 & Ex 8:32 this is mentioned 8 times. There will be more before the drownings in the Red Sea.
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