especially evident in the very life and work of Jesus Christ. Just consider the first four chapters of the Gospel of Matthew, which recount the early life of Jesus and the beginning of his public ministry. Jesus, like Israel, must go down to Egypt for a period of time to escape the death threats of a tyrannical dictator seeking to kill the sons of Israel (Matt. 2:13–15). In Matthew 2:15, we learn that Jesus’ journey to Egypt and his return therefrom are in fulfillment of the prophecy of Hosea 11:1,
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