Did Pharaoh repent?
We tend to think about Pharaoh during the Ten Plagues as entirely immovable. We imagine that he is consistent and unemotional in his responses as he rejects Moses' requests to release the Israelites.
However, a careful study of the text gives us a different picture. Pharaoh does change along the way! He negotiates with Moses, and his responses loosen up as the plagues' nature increases.
In this video, we follow the trajectory of Pharaoh's responses. The language he uses towards the final stages of the plagues is very close to what we would consider repentance.
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Blog Post:
https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/did-pharaoh-repent#/
Class handout:
https://www.figtreeteaching.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119763168/fig_tree_ministries_exodus_week_9_did_pharaoh_repent.pdf
Pharaoh's Heart Grid:
https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/did-pharaoh-repent#/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7Y
YouTube: https://youtu.be/LfERRu5vcEI
References:
John Currid "Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament"
https://smile.amazon.com/Ancient-Egypt-Testament-John-Currid/dp/0801021375/ref=sr_1_2?crid=B4YKDCUL5AOG&keywords=john+currid&qid=1647197536&sprefix=john+curri%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-2
Jonathan Sacks - Times of Israel - The Weighing of the Heart
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-weighing-of-the-heart-vaera-covenant-conversation-5780/
Pierre Gilbert, "Human Free Will and Divine Determinism: Pharaoh, a case study"
https://directionjournal.org/30/1/human-free-will-and-divine-determinism.html
Jonathan Sacks, Covenant & Conversation Exodus: The Book of Redemption
https://smile.amazon.com/Covenant-Conversation-Exodus-Book-Redemption/dp/1592640214/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1AAXCR735VCQS&keywords=covenant+and+conversation+sacks&qid=1646579708&sprefix=covenant+and+%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-3
