by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto  “But I will harden Pharaoh's Heart, and I will increase My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt” [Vaeira 7:3] Rashi explains: “But I will harden”: Since he [Pharaoh] behaved wickedly and defied Me, and I know full well that there is no delight among the nations to make a wholehearted attempt to repent, it is better for Me that his heart be hardened,