Matthew 2:15

That it might be fulfilled,... out of Egypt have. called my son.

The prophecy here quoted is found in Hosea 11:1. It was stated of the Israel which was called out of Egypt and who is spoken of as. son. Israel, however, was. type, and the events portrayed in Israelitish history were typical prophecies. That was the dispensation of types and shadows. Hence, the great outlines were prophetic, and the calling of Israel out of Egypt. prophecy of the leader of the true Israel being called out of that land.... The devout student should note the reception of our Lord on the earth. While yet. Babe in his mother's arms the "rulers of the earth take counsel together" and seek to slay him; his enemies are evaded by. swift flight under the cover of night and an exile in. strange land. "He came to his own and his own received him not." This is the beginning of the persecution of Christ.