...this in the history of the children of Israel. God dealt with lend in the wilderness as a cli lid. " When Israel was a child I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. ... I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms " (Hoseaxi. !-?)• The truth declared in...

...behold, a cry."1M Yahweh's father-love was wounded by the lovelessness and disobedience of his children. "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. The more I called them, the further they went away. They sacrificed unto the baals, and burned incense...

...Israel, afterwards spoken of as "the saints," and yet destined to be the Messiah at the same time2. " When Israel was a child, I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt3," is actually applied, in the Introduction of " Matthew," to the child Jesus4. The application...