Is My Repentance Like Pharaoh’s? (Exodus 7–10, Part 2)
Pharaoh said “I have sinned” and hardened his heart again once the plague lifted. True repentance is not a confession under pressure but a turning of the whole heart.
Pharaoh said “I have sinned” and hardened his heart again once the plague lifted. True repentance is not a confession under pressure but a turning of the whole heart.
Scripture uses three different expressions about Pharaoh's heart. God confirmed Pharaoh in the stubbornness he had already chosen, and used even his rebellion to make His name known.
Moses obeyed God and everything got worse. When misunderstanding and discouragement come while serving God, run first into His presence.
For forty years Scripture records no conversation between God and Moses. The silence did not mean God had forgotten him. It meant God was preparing him.
From the palace to the wilderness, God spent eighty years preparing Moses. If God has called you, the trials and delays are part of His shaping.
Pharaoh oppressed Israel, yet they multiplied. The same pattern runs through the Book of Acts: the more God's people were opposed, the more His work increased.