Hosea 11: Out of Egypt, the Father’s Heartbreak, and the True Son
How can a passage looking back at Israel’s ancient Exodus suddenly become something Matthew says was fulfilled in the life of Jesus?
In this episode of Wise Counsel, we step into Hosea 11:1–11 to explore one of the most fascinating hermeneutical puzzles in the Old Testament and the New Testament: why Matthew quotes Hosea 11:1—“Out of Egypt I called my son”—in Matthew 2:15, and what this reveals about biblical prophecy, typology, and the identity of Jesus.
Hosea speaks to Northern Israel during the eighth century B.C., when the kingdom was enjoying remarkable prosperity under Jeroboam II…
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