Discover the depth of the Called Out of Egypt Devotion as it intertwines old prophecies with the story of Jesus. “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.” — Hosea 11:1
This prophecy, spoken by Hosea in the eighth century B.C., looked backward and forward at the same time—back to God delivering Israel from Egypt and forward to God delivering the world through His Son. Matthew, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, reveals this clearly: “So was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘Out of Egypt I called my son’” (Matthew 2:15