Exodus 10:1-2 And the LORD said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants… God makes Pharaoh "to stand" for the benefit of Israel, and in them for the benefit of humanity. It was for Pharaoh in the first instance to resist Divine light and grace, and oppress Israel; it was then for God to economise the tyrant and his wrath. The conduct of the Egyptian king served — I. TO REVEAL GOD. "That ye may know how that I am the Lord." Pharaoh's perverseness revealed all the more fully — 1. The Divine love. 2. The Divine righteousness. 3. The Divine power. II. TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF ISRAEL. God overrules sin to high and happy issues. (W. L. Watkinson.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: |
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