S4E5: Why God hardened Pharaoh's heart and then punished him for it

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One of the more perplexing and disturbing part of the Exodus account is when God hardens Pharaoh's heart so that he does not  listen to Moses and let the people of Israel go. But then, God punishes him it by unfolding disasters--the plagues--upon Egypt. But, this seems profoundly unjust! What is the idea that the Bible is presenting about God? That nothing we do matters?

However, it turns out that the message is in fact the exact opposite. There is something far more that is going on in this account. How Pharaoh's heart is hardened describes how we relate to reality, or fail to, what leads to that failure, and then locks us in.           

 3:12     Channels of truth available to the Pharaoh           
 14:18     What it means for the heart to be "hard" to truth           
 23:50     What actively "hardening one's heart" does to you           
 32:00     When God actually hardened Pharaoh's heart           
 34:20      What is really happening when God hardens the heart           
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