Lutheran Lens Commentary: Exodus 7:14-25

## Lutheran Lens Reading of Exodus 7:14-25

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read Exodus 7:14-25 through the lens of Law and Gospel, recognizing the Law in the form of God's judgment upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians, revealing human inability to stand against God's demands. This passage is a clear manifestation of the Law's power to expose sin and bring about the realization of humanity's impotence before God. The hardness of Pharaoh's heart illustrates the bondage of the will, which can only be overcome by God's intervention. In the broader redemptive arc, this event points forward to Christ, who fulfills the Law and liberates us from sin's tyranny.

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