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"When Israel was a child, I loved him"

Text: Hosea 11:1

FOND MEMORIES

The LORD had many fond memories of Israel. God’s love for Israel had always been genuine.

“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
And out of Egypt I called My son.”
Hosea 11:1

1. “When Israel was a child”

a) There was a time when Israel was not yet a nation:

i) In the days of Abraham.

ii) In the days of Isaac.

iii) In the days of Jacob.

b) The sojourn in Egypt:

i) It began in the days of Joseph.

ii) The four hundred years in Egypt saw Israel becoming a small nation.

2. “I loved him”

a) God’s love was evident.

b) It was revealed in many ways:

i) Salvation/ deliverance given

ii) Declaration of God’s relationship with Israel as His people

iii) Protection

iv) Provision

v) Presence manifested

3. “Out of Egypt I called My son”

a) God called Israel “My people” (Exodus 3:7, 10).

b) He also called Israel:

i) My son (Exodus 4:22).

ii) My firstborn (Exodus 4:22).

4. A proverbial statement

a) Israel’s deliverance from Egypt was a foreshadowing of the time when Baby Jesus went to Egypt to escape from the wrath of Herod (Matthew 2:15).

b) Israel’s relationship mirrored the greater relationship God had with His Son Jesus Christ.