Exodus 7:14
And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
Cross-references
Exodus 8:2 shows the consequence of Pharaoh's refusal here: the plague of frogs is threatened if he does not let Israel go.
Exodus 10:27 repeats the hardening after darkness, reinforcing the theme of God's sovereignty over Pharaoh.
Exodus 10:20 records the Lord hardening Pharaoh's heart after the locusts, fulfilling the pattern God described.
Exodus 10:4 warns of locusts if Pharaoh still refuses—this verse is the ongoing refusal that triggers each plague threat.
Exodus 10:1 reveals God's active role: 'I have hardened his heart' — a shift from passive observation to divine action.
Exodus 9:2 again threatens a plague (livestock) if Pharaoh continues to refuse—directly linked to the hardened heart stated here.
Exodus 8:15 shows Pharaoh hardening his heart after relief from frogs, continuing the pattern announced in 7:14.
In Exodus 4:23, God earlier warned Pharaoh through Moses that refusal would lead to the firstborn's death—same refusal theme here.
Exodus 9:7 shows Pharaoh's heart hardened again after the livestock plague—immediate consequence of the refusal mentioned here.
Exodus 9:12 explicitly states God hardened Pharaoh's heart, continuing the hardening theme begun in 7:14 where Pharaoh's heart was already hardened.
Exodus 8:32 records Pharaoh hardening his heart after the frog plague—direct narrative continuation of the refusal stated here.
Exodus 11:10 summarizes that the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, directly paralleling the initial hardened state in 7:14.
Exodus 14:4 reveals God's plan to further harden Pharaoh's heart for His glory, building on the hardness already noted in 7:14.
Exodus 14:17 extends hardening to the Egyptians' hearts, amplifying the theme from Pharaoh's hardened heart in 7:14.
Exodus 9:34 shows Pharaoh hardening his own heart after the hail, contrasting with divine hardening elsewhere but echoing the same condition.
Zechariah 7:12 describes Israel making their hearts like flint, a parallel metaphor for stubbornness against God.
Hebrews 12:25 warns against refusing God's voice, citing OT examples like Pharaoh—applies the same refusal principle to NT believers.
Isaiah 1:20 uses the same 'if you refuse' language but warns Israel of sword, not Egypt—shared theme of judgment for refusal.
Jeremiah 8:5 describes Israel's persistent refusal to return—parallels Pharaoh's stubborn refusal here, but applied to God's people.
Jeremiah 9:6 says Israel refuses to know God through deceit—similar spiritual hardness to Pharaoh's refusal in this verse.