## Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera

###### Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 11:1
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‎**כִּי** יְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיכֶם פַּרְעֹה. זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב: מַגִּיד מֵרֵאשִׁית אַחֲרִית וּמִקֶּדֶם אֲשֶׁר לֹא נַעֲשׂוּ, אֹמֵר עֲצָתִי תָקוּם וְכָל חֶפְצִי אֶעֱשֶׂה (ישעיה מו, י). הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַגִּיד מֵרֹאשׁ מַה יְהֵא בַּסּוֹף. שֶׁכֵּן הוּא אוֹמֵר לְמֹשֶׁה: הִנְּךָ שֹׁכֵב עִם אֲבֹתֶיךָ וְקָם הָעָם הַזֶּה וְזָנָה (דברים לא, טז). מַה שֶּׁעֲתִידִין לַעֲשׂוֹת אַחַר מִיתָתוֹ שֶׁל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, וַעֲזָבַנִי וְהֵפֵר אֶת בְּרִיתִי (דברים לא, טז), שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת ה' וְלֹא עֲבָדוּהוּ (שופטים י, ו). הֱוֵי, מַגִּיד מֵרֵאשִׁית אַחֲרִית.

**Midrash Tanhuma-Yelammedenu, trans. Samuel A. Berman:**
**When Pharaoh shall speak unto you (Exod. 7:9).** Scripture states (elsewhere in reference to this verse): *Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying: “My counsel shall stand, and all My pleasure will I do”* (Isa. 46:10). The Holy One, blessed be He, declared at the very beginning what the end would be, when He said to Moses: *Behold, thou art about to sleep with thy fathers, and this people will rise up, and go astray* (Deut. 31:16). They were destined to do so upon Joshua’s death. *And will forsake Me, and break My covenant* (ibid.), as it is said: *And they forsook the Lord, and served Him not* (Judg. 10:7). Hence at the very beginning he disclosed what would follow.


###### Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 11:2
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אָמַר רַבִּי פִּינְחָס הַכֹּהֵן חָמָא: כָּל הַקּוֹרֵא פָּסוּק זֶה, סָבוּר שֶׁמָּא פִּלוֹנִיקִיָּא יֵשׁ לְמַעְלָה, שֶׁהוּא אֹמֵר עֲצָתִי תָקוּם וְכָל חֶפְצִי אֶעֱשֶׂה. וּמַהוּ וְכָל חֶפְצִי אֶעֱשֶׂה? שֶׁהוּא חָפֵץ לְהַצְדִּיק בְּרִיּוֹתָיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ה' חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ (ישעיה מב, כא). לְמַעַן צִדּוּקוֹ. וְאֵינוֹ חָפֵץ לְחַיֵּב כָּל בְּרִיָּה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כִּי לֹא אֶחְפֹּץ בְּמוֹת רָשָׁע (יחזקאל יח, לב). לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר וְכָל חֶפְצִי אֶעֱשֶׂה.

**Midrash Tanhuma-Yelammedenu, trans. Samuel A. Berman:**
R. Phinehas the priest, the son of Hama, stated: One who reads this verse may think that there must be a difference of opinion above (in heaven), since it says: *My counsel shall stand, and My pleasure will I do*. What is the actual meaning of *My counsel shall stand, and all My pleasure will I do*? It means that He desires to justify His creatures, as it is said: *The Lord was pleased, for His righteousness’ sake* (Isa. 42:21). Certainly He does not take delight in proving anyone guilty, as it is said: *For I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live* (Ezek. 33:11). Hence, it is said: *All my pleasure will I do*.