[[Hos-11]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Hos-10]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Hos-12]] --- ### "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: While referring historically to the Exodus of Israel, this passage is identified in the New Testament as a typological prophecy regarding the Messiah's own departure from Egypt. *Historical context*: Theologians and scholars point to [[Matt-02#v15|Matthew 2:15]] as the historical and theological fulfillment of this verse. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Holy Family fled to Egypt to escape King Herod and was later 'called out' to return to Israel, fulfilling the prophetic pattern established by the nation of Israel as God's son. *Related to*: ### "They won't return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent. The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that the Northern Kingdom (Israel/Ephraim) would be conquered and ruled by the Assyrian Empire due to their refusal to turn back to God. *Historical context*: This was historically fulfilled in 722 BCE when the Neo-Assyrian Empire, under kings Shalmaneser V and Sargon II, successfully besieged Samaria, conquered the Northern Kingdom, and deported its inhabitants, effectively ending the sovereignty of the ten northern tribes. *Related to*: ### "They will walk after Yahweh, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west. They will come trembling like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses," says Yahweh. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophecy of future restoration and the return of the scattered Israelites from exile in Egypt, Assyria, and the west to be resettled in their homeland. *Historical context*: Historical fulfillments include the return of the Jewish exiles following the decree of Cyrus the Great in 538 BCE. Many theological traditions also view this as an eschatological prophecy referring to the final gathering of God's people or the spiritual restoration through the Messiah ([[John-11#v52|John 11:52]]). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy