THE HARDENING OF PHARAOH'S HEART, vii. 3-13.
The assertion offends many, 112.--Was he a free agent? When hardened.
A.V. incorrect, 113.--He resists five plagues spontaneously. The last
five are penal, 114.--Not "hardened" in wickedness, but in nerve. A.V.
confuses three words: His heart is (_a_) "hardened," 115.--(_b_) it is
made "strong" (_c_) "heavy," 116.--Other examples of these words,
117.--The warning implied, 117-19.--Moses returns with the signs,
119.--The functions of miracle, 120.
THE PLAGUES, vii. 14.
Their vast range, 121.--Their relation to Pantheism, Idolatry,
Philosophy, 122.--And to the gods of Egypt. Their retributive fitness,
123.--Their arrangement, 124.--Like our Lord's, not creative, 125.--God
in common things, 126.--Some we inflict upon ourselves. Yet
rationalistic analogies fail, 127.--Duration of the conflict, 128.
THE FIRST PLAGUE, vii, 14-25.
The probable scene, 129.--Extent of the plague. The magicians. Its
duration, 131.--Was Israel exempt? Contrast with first miracle of Jesus,
132.