Exodus 7:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And God hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he wouldn't listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God allowed Pharaoh to become even more stubborn and refuse to listen to Moses and Aaron, exactly as He had said would happen.

📚 Historical Context

This verse occurs after Aaron's staff turned into a snake and swallowed the Egyptian magicians' staffs, demonstrating God's power. Pharaoh was the absolute ruler of Egypt, considered a god by his people, and the Israelites had been enslaved there for about 400 years. God was beginning a series of miraculous plagues to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites from bondage.

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Exodus 7:22

But Egypt's magicians did the same thing using their magic tricks. So Pharaoh's heart became stubborn, and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had predicted.

Exodus 8:19

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, 'This is the power of God at work,' but Pharaoh's heart remained stubborn, and he wouldn't listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.

Exodus 9:12

And the LORD made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had told Moses would happen.

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