--- title: "Hosea 11 - Study King James Bible with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible" description: "Read Hosea 11 with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible commentary. 1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, a" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/hosea/11" --- [ Read](/kjv/hosea/11)[ Commentary](/study/hosea/11)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/hosea/11) Audio 1 When Israel *was* a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 *As* they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. 3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.* 5 ¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. 6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour *them*, because of their own counsels. 7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt *him*.* 8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? *how* shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? *how* shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I *am* God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city. 10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. 11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD. 12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.* [Hosea 10](/study/hosea/10) [Hosea 12](/study/hosea/12) ## Commentary To verse 1 **1. Israel . . . called my son out of Egypt**—BENGEL translates, "*From* the time that he (Israel) was *in* Egypt, I called him My son," which the parallelism proves. So [Hosea 12:9](/kjv/hosea/12/9); [Hosea 13:4](/kjv/hosea/13/4) use "from . . . Egypt," for "from the time that thou didst sojourn *in* Egypt." [Hosea 13:4](/kjv/hosea/13/4)- : also shows that Israel was called by God, "My son," from the time of his Egyptian sojourn ([Hosea 13:4](/kjv/hosea/13/4)- :). God is always said to have *led* or *brought forth,* not to have "called," Israel from Egypt. [Hosea 13:4](/kjv/hosea/13/4)- :, therefore, in quoting this prophecy (typically and primarily referring to Israel, antitypically and fully to Messiah), applies it to Jesus' sojourn *in* Egypt, not His return *from* it. Even from His infancy, partly spent in Egypt, God called Him His son. God included Messiah, and Israel for Messiah's sake, in one common love, and therefore in one common prophecy. Messiah's people and Himself are one, as the Head and the body. [Hosea 13:4](/kjv/hosea/13/4)- : calls Him "Israel." The same general reason, danger of extinction, caused the infant Jesus, and Israel in its national infancy (compare [Genesis 42:1-43](/kjv/genesis/42/1-43); [Genesis 45:18](/kjv/genesis/45/18); [Genesis 46:3](/kjv/genesis/46/3); [Genesis 46:4](/kjv/genesis/46/4); [Ezekiel 16:4-6](/kjv/ezekiel/16/4-6); [Jeremiah 31:20](/kjv/jeremiah/31/20)) to sojourn in Egypt. 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