Why does god keep hardening pharaoh's heart so he won't let the isrealites go? [Spirituality & Religion]

Your problem is that you are like someone who is trying to understand mathematics and you try to understand quadratic equations rather than trying to begin with basic algebra. You really need to concentrate on trying to understand the gospels before you start trying to understand parts of the old Testament we see move it foreign to us these days having been used to 2000 years of Christianity with Christian values. It was of course the throwing aside of these Christian values that like people like Hitler and Stalin and Pol Pot and Mao to commit the genocide they did. As I pointed out to you the greatest mass murderers in the 20-century all embraced atheism. and rejected Christian values. So I think you better be starting with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and looking at those who rejected his teachings rather than the rather hypocritical condemnation of wars which took place thousands of years ago. Goodness so much blood has been shaped in a dying generation without you hypocritically criticising other generations. The problem is as soon as we believe like you do that we are just another species there are no holds barred. Just read Tom Holland’s latest book Dominion instead of your silly Internet sites to get a hold on that.@Pikachu

@Speedyman

Let me see if i can sum that up:

"No, i can't make an argument supporting my position and that's our fault for not understanding the NT the way i think it should be understood. Furthermore, you're a hypocrite for criticizing past genocide because....other people have committed genocide more recently and i'm not criticizing that...?"

lol

The problem is you’re a person who is not committed to any form of truth. You don’t want the truth and I’m not willing to investigate truth. You are the person who tries to pick holes in everything like the sceptic you sees through everything and sees nothing. Quite a pitiful state to be in really@Pikachu

@GodSpeed63

This is an excuse. Allow me to explain.

Yes, pharaoh made his own decisions about SOME of the plagues or miracles.
Not all.
It is expressly said that god hardened his heart so that he would not let the people go and so that the egyptians would spread the word of his power.
The fact that in SOME instances, pharaoh chose not to let the isrealites go of his own free will does NOT justify god transgressing that free will in order to make sure he wouldn't change his mind in the face of the plagues.
And then, having made sure pharaoh won't let the people go, god kills every first born son in egypt.

I don't think the interpretation that it is simply the acts of god that harden pharaoh's heart is born out by the scripture:

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for [c=#BF0000]I have hardened his heart[/c] and the hearts of his officials [c=#BF0000]so that I may perform these signs of mine[/c] among them 2that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord.”

@Pikachu [quote]It is expressly said that god hardened his heart so that he would not let the people go and so that the Egyptians would spread the word of his power.[/quote]

How did God harden Pharaoh's heart at the time He told Moses?

@GodSpeed63

How does god do anything? He said he did it. [u]for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them. [/u] Don't you believe him?

@Carazaa

lol ok...
So when you asked "Who says we have free will" at least one answer was "carazaa says that"

@Pikachu I have the free choice to eat Swedish meatballs for dinner.

@Carazaa

mmm tasty