not be deceived: God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. (Gal. 6: 7).
Pharaoh stubbornly planted, and reaped obstinacy. The same put that seed in the ground. From God was no more need to interfere with a new power in their growing need for there to interfere with the growth of a grain of corn. All that is required is to let the seed germinate and grow to bear fruit after its kind. Harvest reveals the kind of seed has been sown (SDA Bible Commentary, vol 1, pg. 1100).
Pharaoh saw the Spirit of God working mightily; saw the miracles of the Lord through his servant, but refused to obey God's command. The rebel king had said proudly: "Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go?..." [Exo. 5: 2]. And as the judgments of God fell upon him with more power, more he persisted in his stubborn resistance. In rejecting the light of heaven, their hearts hardened and became insensible. The providence of God was revealing His power, and these events, not being accepted, were the means of hardening Pharaoh's heart to a greater light. Those who exalt their own ideas over the clearly stated will of God, they are saying as Pharaoh did: "Who is Yahweh that I should obey his voice?". Every rejection of light hardens the heart and obscures the understanding and thus men are more and more difficult to distinguish between right and wrong and become more bold in resisting the will of God (Ibid.).
who once yielded to the temptation to give in more easily the second time. Any repetition of sin diminishes the strength to resist, blind eyes and stifles conviction. Any indulgence seed to be planted will bear fruit. God does not work miracles to prevent harvesting. . . The reckless expressing disbelief and indifference to divine truth, no harvest but what he sowed. This is how the crowds with stubborn indifference hear the truths that once stirred their souls. Planted neglect and resistance to the truth, and that's what they collect (Patriarchs and Prophets, pg. 274). EGW
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