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"But aSihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land; for the bLord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to deliver him into your hand, as he is today.
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Exodus 4:21, Joshua 11:20
Exodus 4
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The Lord said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all athe wonders which I have put in your power; but bI will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
Joshua 11
20aFor it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might butterly destroy them, that they might receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.