Exodus 7:3

3 "But 1I will harden Pharaoh's heart that I may 2multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 7:3

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart
(See Gill on Exodus 4:21) and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt;
work one miracle and wonderful sign after another, until they are all wrought intended to be wrought; and which he had given Moses power to do, and until the end should be answered and obtained, the letting go of the children of Israel.

Exodus 7:3 In-Context

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "See, I make you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.
2 "You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
3 "But I will harden Pharaoh's heart that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 "When Pharaoh does not listen to you, then I will lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My hosts, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments.
5 "The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD , when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the sons of Israel from their midst."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 4:21
  • 2. Exodus 11:9; Acts 7:36
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