Harden חָזַק

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 13, 2025 · 3m

We are in Exodus chapter four with our word for today. חָזַק be strong, grow or make strong, harden, tie fast, bind, persist, be constant. It is used 290 times in the Old Testament. We see it used to identify a hard heart that is not open to any outside direction. Pharaoh is a good example of this God sent Moses to ask for his people to be released from their work to go and worship him. Here is why Pharaoh was not open to God’s request. Exodus 7:13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart became וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ hard and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. Exodus 7:22 But the Egyptian magicians did…