First question, Ex 14;8, why would God hardened the
heart of Pharaoh , after he had given the Israelite OK.
My thought, while watching the Ten Commandments this
past weekend, when the people was leaving Egypt they
draped themselves with Egyptians jewelry of silver and
Gold. Ok, they asked (they jack the jewelry) of the Egyptians
to give over your gold silver and marched out of the city leaving
the Egyptians bewildered, what the hell happen. Four hundred years
they were our slaves.(Ex. 12;35-36) So this is what Iam thinking, the plagues
had devastated Egypt. Pharaoh gave chase to retrieve Egypt"s
wealth and make sure they do not come back.