Va'eira 5782 - Uncovering Our Hearts

There is a lot of conversation about the question of how Hashem could remove Pharaoh’s free will.  However, there is much less discussion about Pharaoh’s stance before Hashem gets involved. Early on, well before Hashem intervenes with Pharaoh in any way, the Torah already tells us about Pharaoh’s own, personal response to Moshe & Aharon’s request to allow the Jewish People to leave. And throughout these conversations, we find that the Torah describes Pharaoh’s responses with references…