The whole spirit of the Pentateuch renders it impossible to
suppose that this representation makes God the original cause
of sin. The whole legislation rests on the presupposition of
individual responsibility. The threatenings appended to the
breaking of the covenant, and the promises attached to the
faithful observance of it, Lev. xxvi., Deut. xxviii. sqq., most
decisively presuppose this. Pharaoh himself is looked upon as
an offender who deserves punishment.
