Jehovah did not force Pharaoh into a course of disobedience but allowed that proud ruler to choose.
فَمَعَ كُلِّ ضَرْبَةٍ مِنَ ٱلضَّرَبَاتِ ٱلْعَشْرِ ٱلَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِمِصْرَ ،‏ كَانَ قَلْبُ فِرْعَوْنَ يَتَقَسَّى بَدَلًا مِنْ أَنْ يُعْرِبَ عَنِ ٱلتَّقْوَى .‏