Exodus 9:1-11:10
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plagues, more opportunities for repentance - God was appealing to
Pharaoh to change his mind about God and the people of God. The call to
repentance was ignored. Pharaoh put on a show of repentance (Exodus
9:27-28; Exodus 10:16-17). - but he didn't mean it: "Pharaoh was
stubborn", "the Lord made him stubborn" (Exodus 9:35; Exodus 10:20). He
was a man of unbelief. God confirmed him in his unbelief. the final
plague - the death of the firstborn - represented the end of the road
for Pharaoh - "the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn" (Exodus 11:10). God was
saying, 'Enough is enough.' God was going to bring His people out of
Egypt - with or without Pharaoh's permission. there were good things
happening - "the Lord made the Egyptians kind to the people. And Moses
was highly respected by Pharaoh's officials and all the Egyptians"
(Exodus 11:3) - but this didn't change the fact that Pharaoh was
resistant to God. This resistance did not hinder God in the outworking
of His great purpose of salvation.
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