Hosea 11 · Clearspring

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

¹When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.+ ²But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.+ ³It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.+ ⁴I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.+ ⁵Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?+ ⁶A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.+ ⁷My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.+

God’s Love for Israel

⁸How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!+ ⁹I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man — the Holy One among you — and I will not come in wrath.+ ¹⁰They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.+ ¹¹They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.+ ¹²Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.+

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

God’s Love for Israel

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