Oneofhope
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God hardens the hearts of those who do not cooperate with Him. He did the same thing to Pharaoh. That’s why Jesus so often said “he who has ears to hear, let him hear. Those who would listen to Him were able to understand Him but those who rejected His words would not. If God hardened the hearts of those who were willing to listen then He’d be the one responsible for their unrepentance thereby making His judgement upon them unjust.
I don't read it the way you're presenting the story of Pharaoh. I realize that the Scriptures state that Pharaoh hardened his heart a time or two, but there are even more references to God hardening Pharaoh's heart SO THAT the Lord could display His Power in Pharaoh.
Romans 9:17 NLT - "For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth."
According to the context of the True Gospel, God hardening Pharaoh's heart seems most accurate.
God hardened the hearts of those who were willing to listen
This is already the pre-existing problem that all suffer from, and this is because of the Curse of the Lord, and the Curse of the Lord is because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve. All hearts are as hard as stone, which is why the Blessing and Promise made to Abraham is to remove that stony heart, for this is precisely what physical circumcision represented within the lives of Abraham and Sarah.
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