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HOSEA CHAPTER 11.
Israel’s ingratitude to God for his benefits, Hos_11:1-4. God’s judgment upon them, Hos_11:5-7. His mercy toward them, Hos_11:8-11. Ephraim’s falsehood, and Judah’s fidelity, Hos_11:12.
When Israel was a child; in the infancy of Israel, which is here dated equal with his being in Egypt.
Then I loved him; manifested that tender and paternal affection which I did bear to him, increasing him in numbers, wealth, and honour.
Called my son; adopted him to be my son, and as my son provided for him, and brought him out of servitude; I so loved him as to give Egypt for his ransom, Isa_43:3.
Out of Egypt; where they had sojourned two hundred and fifteen years, and in them suffered many outrages from the Egyptians, who were their enemies, and aimed at extirpating Israel. Now, amidst such enemies, God owned them to be his sons, his eldest son, and redeemed him out of bondage, a fruit of wonderful love never to be forgotten. This in the letter and history is exceeding plain, but there is difficulty in the application of this unto Christ, and his call out of Egypt, of which many interpreters treat at large, which may not now be so much as summarily touched. It is too little to say that the evangelist doth allude to this place, Mat_2:15, and I think it is too much to say this place is cited by Matthew, as in the history of the thing, referring only to Christ being called out of Egypt; but if you will make Israel the first adopted son, type of Christ, the first-born, and the history of Israel’s coming out to be a type of Christ’s future coming out, you then give to both their proper share in these words, and the letter and history is verified in both, and the principal import of the words will refer to Christ, as principally intended in them, yet not excluding the type.