The Punishment of Unbelief
Otto Von Gerlach, D. D. Exodus 7:3-4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.… The gospel is "the savour of life unto life, and of death unto death," as one and the same savour is to some creatures refreshing, to others poisonous. But that the gospel is unto death, is not a part of its original intention, but a consequence of perverse unbelief; but when this takes place, that it is unto death comes as a punishment from God. Thus the expression "hardening" presupposes an earlier condition, when the heart was susceptible, but which ceased in consequence of the misuse, of Divine revelations and gifts. As Pharaoh hardens himself, so God hardens him at the same time. (Otto Von Gerlach, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. WEB: I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.