Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
Deuteronomy 7:7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
Isaiah 43:4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Ezekiel 16:6Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’
Hosea 2:15There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
Hosea 12:13But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 11:1
In this chapter we have, I. The great goodness of God towards his people Israel, and the great things he had done for them, ver. 1 , 3 , 4 . II. Their ungrateful conduct towards him, notwithstanding his favours towards them, ver. 2-4 , 7 , 12 . III. Threatenings of wrath against them for their ingratitude and treachery, ver. 5, 6 . IV. Mercy remembered in the midst of wrath, ver. 8, 9 . V. Promises of what God would yet do for them, ver. 10, 11 . VI. An honourable character given of Judah, ver. 12 . Read the whole commentary →