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You might be surprised. It was God Himself who hardened Pharaoh's heart.
God is more in control of things than is commonly thought:The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9).
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord (Proverbs 16:33).
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but the counsel of the Lord will be established (Proverbs 19:21).
Man's steps are ordained by the Lord(Proverbs 20:24).
The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes. (Proverbs 21:1)
"For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13)
"all things through Him did happen, and without Him happened not even one thing that hath happened." (John 1:3)
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)
"I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." (Jeremiah 10:23)
"But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." (John 3:21)
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father." (Matthew 10:29)
"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will," (Ephesians 1:11)
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being." (Revelation 4:11)
"Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in Me? The words I say to you are not just My own. Rather, it is the Father, living in Me, who is doing His work." (John 14:10)
"Jesus gave them this answer: 'I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.'" (John 5:19)
"On that day you will realize that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you." (John 14:20)
Human "free" will gets confused with Divine Sovereign will. We have a limited range of choices we can make, due to divinely-established parameters. For instance, you cannot, by sheer force of will, levitate off the ground anytime you want to. I can't "will" my eyes to change color from blue to violet. Our wills are not free to do those things.The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord (Proverbs 16:33).
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but the counsel of the Lord will be established (Proverbs 19:21).
Man's steps are ordained by the Lord(Proverbs 20:24).
The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes. (Proverbs 21:1)
"For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13)
"all things through Him did happen, and without Him happened not even one thing that hath happened." (John 1:3)
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)
"I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." (Jeremiah 10:23)
"But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." (John 3:21)
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father." (Matthew 10:29)
"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will," (Ephesians 1:11)
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being." (Revelation 4:11)
"Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in Me? The words I say to you are not just My own. Rather, it is the Father, living in Me, who is doing His work." (John 14:10)
"Jesus gave them this answer: 'I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.'" (John 5:19)
"On that day you will realize that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you." (John 14:20)
All this is why I say that "free" will is a myth.
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I have more interest in what King Jesus has to say than I do what King James had to say. 
