Exodus 7:3-5
“And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.”
King James Version · the opening — all 3 verses are below
God foretells the hardening of Pharaoh, the multiplied signs, and that Egypt will know the LORD when He delivers Israel — fulfilled through the plagues and the Exodus.
Read the whole passage — all 3 verses (KJV)
7:3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
7:4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
7:5And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Fulfillment References
Exodus 14:4 Exodus 12:29-30 Romans 9:17 Exodus 7-12
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe God who declared 'the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD' is the one God whose name is now revealed and made known in Jesus (Phil. 2:10-11).
JewishGod's purpose in the plagues — to display His power and bring Israel out; the hardening of Pharaoh discussed at length regarding freedom and sovereignty.
CatholicGod's sovereign purpose displayed in the Exodus signs, making His name known.
ProtestantPaul cites the hardening of Pharaoh (Rom. 9:17) — God raised him up to display His power and make His name known.
OrthodoxGod glorified in the deliverance, the plagues making Him known.
DispensationalThe literal plagues and Exodus, fulfilling the prediction.
AcademicThe 'hardening' motif (both 'God hardened' and 'Pharaoh hardened') is much-studied; Paul's Romans 9 use is central to sovereignty debates.
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