And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
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Interpretation
After God had appeared in the bush, he often spake to Moses. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israelites; and now God, in the way of righteous judgment, hardens his heart against the teaching of the miracles, and the terror of the plagues.
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This thought runs through Exodus 4:18-22.