1 Samuel 6:6

The Return Of The Ark Of Covenant

⁵ "Five gold tumors and five gold mice," they answered, "according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, since the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. Make images of your tumors and images of the mice that are destroying your land, and you are to give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will remove his pressure from you, your gods, and your land. ⁶ Why should you harden your hearts just as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? Isn't it true that after God toyed with them, they let Israel go, and off they went? ⁷ "So make a new cart, and take two milk cows that have never had a yoke on them. Hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves away from them and back to the house.

Harden Your Hearts

Egypt

Egyptians

Israel

Israelites

Pharaoh

Exodus 7:13

Yet Pharaoh's heart was stubborn and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said would happen.

Exodus 8:15

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.

Exodus 14:17

Even now I'm hardening the heart of the Egyptians so they'll go after the Israelis. Then I'll receive honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.

Exodus 9:34

When Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he continued to sin. He, along with his officials,hardened his heart.

Exodus 8:32

But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart, and he did not let the people go.

Exodus 9:16

However, I've kept you standing in order to show you my power and to declare my name in all the earth.

Exodus 10:3

Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, "This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: "How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so they may serveme.

Exodus 12:31-33

Then he summoned Moses and Aaron during the night and told them: "Get up, go out from among my people, both you and the Israelis! Go, serve the LORD as you have said.

Exodus 14:23

The Egyptians pursued all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen and they went into the middle of the sea after them.

Exodus 15:14-16

"The people heard and they quaked, anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart and strong in will who can be stubborn against him and succeed?

Psalm 95:8

do not be stubborn like your ancestors were at Meribah, as on that day at Massah, in the wilderness,

Romans 2:5

But because of your stubborn and unrepentant heart you are reserving wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

Hebrews 3:13

Instead, continue to encourage one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin,