Matthew 2:15 meaning and explanation
where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Matthew 2:15, Berean Standard Bible
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Matthew has just described Joseph taking the child and Mary to Egypt by night to escape Herod. Verse 15 reports that the family stayed there until Herod died, and Matthew sees this as fulfilling Hosea 11:1, "Out of Egypt I called My Son." In Hosea the son is Israel, brought out of Egypt in the exodus.
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