Drake & God

There was a huge song that came out in 2008 called "Forever". Eminem, Kanye West, Drake were featured on #forever which sold millions of units. Drake's says something that gave me insight to why God told Moses he was going to hardened Pharaoh's heart. Drake says in his verse on Forever; "Started off local but thanks to all the haters
I know G4 pilots on a first name basis".

Most of the commentaries around God's statement to Moses in pasha Va'era 7:4 "I will harden Pharaoh's heart," has to do with an idea from the midrash - that Pharaoh was punished because he was unjustly cruel to the Israelites; God's chosen people. Arguably there was no Torah revealed. So, I'm not sure what commandment Pharaoh was breaking by being unjustly cruel to the Israelites?

In my opinion: God hardened Pharaoh's heart to teach us that we should not judge haters. But rather, think about the energy that's influencing them, making them hate?

All the love you receive, all the hating we receive, is from God. How could we know what love is without hate?
Have compassion for your haters because God is using them as a vehicle to push you towards greatness. Success that you would not have pursued on your own. Growth you would not have pursued on your own. All inspired by your haters - Which is the reason why Drake's verse (Started off local but thanks to all the haters
I know G4 pilots on a first name basis) on "forever" should also remind us of the Torah's idea (7:4) - that all hating from haters leads to Greatness for the righteous!

-Shariff Mordechai Hazan for Congress 2016