Many times we hear God say to Moses that He has strengthened Pharoah's heart so that He might do mighty wonders and show that He is God.

In English we typically understand things literally. We take each significant word and assign it equal value rather than understanding the whole. Thus English lawyers can be found nit-picking over individual words to prove or disprove a point but in European law there is a purposive approach, so that the intention of the law is looked for, not the meaning of the individual words the law is made up of, and judgment made accordingly.

Thus we should be aware that the purpose of God is that, knowing the Pharoah's heart, He can demonstrate His sovereign power, because the Pharoah will not be changed by anything he sees or hears. If God used his power where someone could be open to change their position i ...