HOSEA 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
SAB NOTE:
Matthew (2:15) claims that the flight of Jesus' family to Egypt is a fulfillment of this verse. But Hosea 11:1 is not a prophecy. It is a reference to the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and has nothing to do with Jesus. Matthew tries to hide this fact by quoting only the last part of the verse ("Out of Egypt I have called my son").
And then there is the next verse:
11:2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
SAB NOTE:
Matthew (2:15) claims that the flight of Jesus' family to Egypt is a fulfillment of this verse. But Hosea 11:1 is not a prophecy. It is a reference to the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and has nothing to do with Jesus. Matthew tries to hide this fact by quoting only the last part of the verse ("Out of Egypt I have called my son").
And then there is the next verse:
11:2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
