1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
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Commentary on Hosea 11 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 11
In this chapter we have,
Hsa 11:1-7
Here we find,
Hsa 11:8-12
In these verses we have,