Seventh Plague: Hailstorm From Heaven Exodus 9:13-351. The declaration of God’s Word, His will (v.13-14).2. The overall purposes for the judgment (v.14-16).3. The warning of judgment (v.17-21).4. The day of judgment arrived (v.22-26).5. The response to the judgment: a cry for deliverance (v.27-28).6. The purpose for the judgment and deliverance (v.29-32).7. The deliverance from judgment (v.33).8. The sin of turning back: Pharaoh and his officials sinned again—they hardened their hearts (v.34-35). A hard heart is a terrible thing. A hard heart causes a person to turn away from God, to forsake God. A hard heart dooms a person to the eternal judgment of God. This plague touches both men and beast. Men died from jagged stones of ice falling like bullets from Heaven. This plague was also an attack to discredit the gods of Egypt. Beloved, Pharaoh thought there were some things that were hard to believe in the message from the Lord. Nevertheless, God keeps His Word. This is His promise to us.