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Who hardened the Pharaoh’s heart?

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Exact chapter covered 7 linked episodes

Reference Set

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Competing Claims

How this contradiction is framed

Claim A argues "God," while Claim B argues "The Pharaoh." Compare the passages under each side to see how the contradiction is being built.

Claim A

God

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Exodus 4:21

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  • Exodus 4:21
  • Exodus 7:3-13
  • Exodus 9:12
  • Exodus 10:1-27
  • Exodus 11:10
  • Exodus 14:4-17

Claim B

The Pharaoh

These references outline the "The Pharaoh" side of the contradiction so you can compare it against the opposing claim. This side pulls together 3 separate references.

Exodus 8:15-32

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  • Exodus 8:15-32
  • Exodus 9:34
  • 1 Samuel 6:6

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Why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart?

Exodus 11 Exodus 14 Exodus 4 Exodus 7

So the notion that God would not interfere with human agency is flatly precluded by the story of the Exodus. Exodus 4 through 14…

Did Egypt actually record the 10 Plagues?

Exodus 14 Exodus 4 Exodus 7 Exodus 9

small things. They were massive destruction. All the cattle in Egypt died, for example. So by the way, that's Exodus 9-6 where it says,…

Bible facts or Bible dogmas?

Exodus 14 Exodus 4 Exodus 7

don't exist. And one of the ways we know that is because it's explicit in the text as well. For instance, in Exodus 7,…

Do we know who the Pharaoh of the Exodus was?

Exodus 14 Exodus 4 Exodus 7

edibly serious but a little more serious. And so they're going to recognize that Psalm 136 is just riffing on Exodus 14 to begin…

Podcast Coverage

Episodes linked to this contradiction

Episodes are ranked by how directly their indexed chapter coverage matches this contradiction's references. Exact chapter episodes surface before broader Q&A or range coverage.

Coverage Cluster

Exodus 4-6

1 range
Range coverage Exodus 4

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Exodus 7-8

1 range
Range coverage Exodus 7 Exodus 8

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Exodus 9-10

1 range
Range coverage Exodus 9 Exodus 10

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Exodus 11-12

1 range
Range coverage Exodus 11

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Exodus 13-14

1 range
Range coverage Exodus 14

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1 Samuel 6

1 exact
Exact chapter match 1 Samuel 6

Coverage Cluster

1 Samuel 6-10

1 Q&A
Broader Q&A coverage 1 Samuel 6

Attribution

Initial contradiction dataset seeded from BibViz and adapted into the Sacrilegious Discourse knowledge base. BibViz is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Letter to a Christian Nation

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The Portable Atheist

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The Good Book: A Humanist Bible

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Sense and Goodness Without God

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The Secular Bible

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36 Arguments for the Existence of God

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The Evolution of Atheism

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The Portable Atheist

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The Good Book: A Humanist Bible

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The Evolution of Atheism

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