(April 2, 2016 at 1:48 pm)athrock Wrote:(April 2, 2016 at 1:43 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: Why would god have to allow or permit Pharaoh's heart to be hardened if Pharaoh already had free will? Either way your saying god intervened and changed something, which in turn would violate free will.
Um...read it again.
"This explanation unquestionably clarifies the question of God hardening Pharaoh’s heart. When the text says that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, it means that God would permit or allow Pharaoh’s heart to be hardened."
This is exactly what it says