Exodus 7:1–7
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to the divine commissioning for the great confrontation. Moses has returned to Egypt, he has spoken to the elders, he has presented himself to Pharaoh, and the result has been an increase of burdens for the Israelites. From a human perspective, the mission is already a failure. But God does not operate from a human perspective. This passage is a difficult one for the modern mind, which is to say, for the sentimental and man-centered mind. We want a god who is a celestial negotiator, a divine diplomat who respects the sacrosanct autonomy of the human will. But the God of the Bible is not running for office. He is the high King of Heaven, and He does what He pleases. Here, God lays out His battle plan for Moses, and it is a plan that involves not only the liberation of His people but also the judicial hardening of His enemy's heart.