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God's Sovereignty Over Israel
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God's Sovereignty Over Jacob
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God's Sovereignty Over Esau
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The Anticipated Question — "Is God Unjust, Unfair, or Unrighteous?"
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The Dogmatic Answer "Absolutely Not!"
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God's Declaration to Moses
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God says, "I will have mercy (compassion) on whom I will have mercy (compassion)."
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It is His sovereign right
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It is His decree
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The Biblical Summary
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The exercise of mercy and compassion — not in man —will
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The exercise of mercy and compassion — not in man —effort
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The Biblical fact
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Not all are elect
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Not all are loved
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Not all are given mercy and compassion
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The Way that God Used Pharaoh — Rom 9:17-18
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God exercised His sovereign predestination with Pharaoh
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God is not unjust with Pharaoh
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God is sovereign in exercising mercy and hardening hearts
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God hardened Pharaoh —heart "
Exo 4:21,
Rom 9
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Pharaoh represents all the wicked
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God hardened Pharaoh —heart so that Pharaoh would rebel against God
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It is God's right to use Pharaoh for His own purposes
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God raised Pharaoh up
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To become the King of Egypt
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To serve His purpose through rebellion
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Pharaoh is a predestinated vessel of wrath fitted for destruction
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The Great Purpose for God Using Pharaoh
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To reveal who He is to man — "My Name"
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To reveal His power to subdue evil
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The wicked are His enemies
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They must be destroyed
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God's Enemies and Our Enemies Do Not Stand in Their Own Power
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God Works in the Lives of the Elect and the Non-Elect
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To the elect He causes His Grace to enter
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Repentance
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Faith
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Response
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To the others He exercises His wrath and condemnation and hardens their heart in rebellion against Him
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How the Lord Hardens Men and Yet Holds Them Responsible
and Is Himself Free from Sin "
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Cannot fully understand because we are finite and He is infinite
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Nevertheless that fact stands on the basis of His own Word
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The Process of God's Work in Pharaoh
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God made His will known to Pharaoh through Moses — "Let my people go"
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It was a command to repent
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It was supported by God's awesome power
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Pharaoh said "No"
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God gave Pharaoh great abilities
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Pharaoh knew it was wicked to oppress the people of God
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God gave Pharaoh strength of mind and will for greater rebellion
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Pharaoh should have used those gifts for righteousness
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God Is Not in a Struggle with Pharaoh — evil
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The outcome is never in doubt
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God and His purposes are never in jeopardy
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God is not just stronger than Pharaoh — God is God
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God Is Transcendent
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All creatures must confess that He is God "
Phl 2:10-11