You see no connection between hardening and destruction?
It’s not spelled out, sir.
We don’t know that Pharoah is in hell for his conduct towards the Israelites or the fact that he was not baptized nor worshipped God. We don’t know that he isn’t. For all we know, he has been rewarded with an exalted place in heaven because of his role in shaping the history of the Israelites.
No, I am not postulating anything except to say that evidence for speculation on your part can be met with evidence for speculation on my part. And throughout these fora are many calls to keep one’s eye on the Scripture. Are you?