Matthew Poole and continuators on Hosea 11:1

1 WHen Israel was a child , then I loved him , and called my son out of Egypt .

In the infancy of Israel, which is here dated equal with his being in Egypt.

Manifested that tender and paternal affection which I did bear to him, increasing him in numbers, wealth and honour.

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 ransome, Isa. 43.3.

Where they had sojourned 215 years, and in them suffered many outrages from the Egyptians, who were their enemies, and aim'd at extirpating Israel; Now amidst such enemies, God own'd 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 toucht; It is too little to say that the Evangelist doth Mat. 2.15. allude to this place, and I think 'tis 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 Israels coming out to be a Type of Christs 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.

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