Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Updated King James Version
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 4:22And you shall say unto Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
Deuteronomy 7:7The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because all of you were more in number than any people; for all of you were the few of all people:
Isaiah 43:4Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honourable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your life.
Ezekiel 16:6And when I passed by you, and saw you polluted in yours own blood, I said unto you when you were in your blood, Live; yea, I said unto you when you were in your blood, Live.
Hosea 2:15And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
Hosea 12:13And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he 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 →