Exodus 10:20

20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

Exodus 10:20 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 10:20

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart
For as yet he had not brought all his judgments on him he designed to bring:

so that he would not let the children of Israel go:
though he had promised to do it, and that he would never offend more in this way.

Exodus 10:20 In-Context

18 So he went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.

19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt.

20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt."

22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.