Roman Catholic Lens Commentary: Exodus 10:1-20

In the Roman Catholic Lens tradition, we read Exodus 10:1-20 as a powerful display of God's sovereignty and the hardening of Pharaoh's heart as a divine action meant to reveal God's glory and justice. This passage shows God's involvement in human history, which prefigures the Incarnation, where God

This is a churchwiseai commentary on divine Providence, which is God's loving and wise governance of creation and the Paschal Mystery, which sees the Exodus as a foreshadowing of Christ's death and resurrection for pastor, drawing on Exodus 10:1-20.

## Roman Catholic Lens Reading of Exodus 10:1-20

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

In the Roman Catholic Lens tradition, we read Exodus 10:1-20 as a powerful display of God's sovereignty and the hardening of Pharaoh's heart as a divine action meant to reveal God's glory and justice. This passage shows God's involvement in human history, which prefigures the Incarnation, where God enters creation fully in Jesus Christ. We see this as part of the divine pedagogy, teaching the Israelites about God's power and fidelity, which ultimately leads to the Paschal mystery fulfilled in Christ.

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