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God’s Continuing Love for Israel

1 “When Israel was a1 child, I loved him,
And out of Egypt aI called My bson. 
2 1As they called them,
So they awent from them;
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images. 
3 “Ia taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by1 their arms;
But they did not know that bI healed them. 
4 I drew them with1 gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And aI was to them as those who take the yoke from their1 neck.
bI stooped and fed them. 
5 “He shall not return to the land of Egypt;
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.
6 And the sword shall slash in his cities,
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
7 My people are bent on abacksliding from Me.
Though1 they call to the Most High,
None at all exalt Him. 
8 “Howa can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like bAdmah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart1 churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred. 
9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
aFor I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not1 come with terror. 
10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
aHe will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west; 
11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
aLike a dove from the land of Assyria.
bAnd I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord. 

God’s Charge Against Ephraim

12 “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the1 Holy One who is faithful. 
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What Does Hosea 11:1 Mean?





Hosea 11:1

A short while after Jesus is born, God warns Joseph in a dream to leave immediately for Egypt to escape persecution from Herod the Great (Matthew 2:13). Once Herod dies, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus return to Judea (verses 15, 19-21), fulfilling the prophecy of Hosea 11:1, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."

This recalls God's redemption of Israel from bondage, suggesting the later work of Jesus as Redeemer of all mankind. Paul encourages Titus by saying that Christ "gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people" (Titus 2:14).

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Born of a Woman

Related Topics: Called Out of Egypt, Jesus Christ | Herod the Great | Jesus Christ as Redeemer | Jesus Christ Called Out of Egypt | Jesus Christ's Birth, Prophecy of | Prophecies of Jesus Christ | Prophecies of Jesus Christ's Birth | Prophecies of Messiah | Redeemer




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