Did Pharaoh Really Have a Chance? - John A Halford - March 1982

John A Halford

Was Pharaoh doomed from the start - predestined to have his mind set against God's will as his nation tumbled in ruins around him? Was it impossible for the hardhearted Pharaoh of the Exodus to have changed, even if he had wanted to? And if Pharaoh didn't really have a chance, what about the Israelites? Was God playing games with them, too - tempting and trying them, but at the same time "hardening their hearts" and "stiffening their necks" so that they didn't really have any hope of succeeding? If we let ourselves think so, we are missing one of the most important lessons of the Exodus. The Bible says such lessons have special significance for those who are, in this end time, standing on the threshold of the world tomorrow and God's Kingdom (I Cor. 10:11). So let's examine the case of the Pharaoh who would not let Israel go. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library