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NASB | Exodus 4:21 ¶ The LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 4:21 ¶ The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders (miracles) which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and make him stubborn so that he will not let the people go. |
Bible Question: why wouldn't pharaoh let god people go?why did terrible things happen to egypt? |
Bible Answer: thanks for the verse, the complete answer is in God's righteous Judgement. Can we look at Matthew Henry's Comments on this verse? "That Pharaoh’s obstinacy might be no surprise nor discouragement to (Moses), God tells him before that he would harden his heart. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israelites, and shut up the bowels of his compassion from them; and now God, in a way of righteous judgment, hardens his heart against the conviction of the miracles, and the terror of the plagues. Note, Ministers must expect with many to labour in vain: we must not think it strange if we meet with those who will not be wrought upon by the strongest arguments and fairest reasonings; yet our judgment is with the Lord. "Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible" Originally written in 1706, Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary provides an exhaustive look at nearly every verse in the entire Bible. |