In the story of the Exodus, it took 10 plagues for Pharaoh to allow the Jewish people to leave Egypt. And even then, he chased after them. You would think he would have seen the writing on the walls way earlier, preventing all the death and suffering experienced by the Egyptians. It is written that Pharaoh's heart was hardened and this prevented him from conceding defeat and he continued to pursue the enslavement of the Jewish people. Ultimately the Jewish people escaped and became a nation.
In the 1967 Six Day War, the king of Jordan was warned by Israel not to join with the other Arab countries to go to war against it. If they had stayed neutral, their borders would not have changed. Jordan's King Hussein decided to throw in with the Egyptians and went to war against Israel, resulting in the rapid defeat of the Jordanian army. This terrible decision by King Hussein led to Israel's capture of all of Jerusalem, including the temple mount. Was his heart hardened?
The Ayatollah in Iran is experiencing a similar scenario. Hamas and Hezbollah were defeated. Syria and the Assad regime have fallen and allow the Israelis to use their air space to attack Iran. Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed and the IRGC are being gradually eliminated. Israel flies freely over Iranian air space, bombing military installations, assassinating enemies at will. Yet, the Ayatollah doesn't concede defeat, obvious to anyone looking from the outside.
Why will the Ayatollah not give up? Is his heart being hardened? Perhaps, there is a larger plan in place that is yet to be played out. In the above two examples, the hardening of the leader's hearts led to the Jewish people becoming a nation and to the reunification of Jerusalem under Israel. What will be the result of this obstinance by the Iranian leader?
We are living through historic times. These weeks that we are experiencing now will be remembered for centuries if not longer. It is clear, the orchestrator is moving pieces around and we are at an inflection point in his plan. Hardening of leader's hearts is just one tool He uses to achieve his goals.
Am Yisroel Chai!
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