Number 40! And Off to Egypt....not me personally. Hosea 11:1

...I've officially posted 40 times...wow. I can't believe it's already been 40 days...

Today's post again is following the Christmas season, and we find ourselves today in the book of Hosea.

"When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son."

 Now, if your reaction was anything like mine, you might be like, "Hey! That's talking about the Children of Israel, not Jesus!"

While this was indeed talking about the Children of Israel, God also used it as a prophecy through the prophet Hosea. Matthew recognized this, and references Hosea in chapter 2:14-15...when Joseph and Mary flee with Jesus to Egypt.

"When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son.""

This prophecy/promise is an encouragement to us because we can know through this, and other prophecies fulfilled, that Jesus was in fact the Messiah.