Prophecies of His Coming
Called Out of Egypt
My Son from Egypt
Description
Hosea's prophecy 'Out of Egypt have I called my son' originally referred to Israel's exodus, but Matthew applies it to Christ—the true Israel, the perfect Son. When Joseph fled to Egypt with Mary and the child Jesus to escape Herod's massacre, they remained until Herod's death. The return from Egypt fulfilled Hosea's words. As Israel was called out of Egypt to become God's son and servant, so Christ, the true Israel, came out of Egypt to accomplish what Israel could not. He succeeded where Israel failed.
Key Verses
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 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.
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.