Flight to Egypt

Details

Category: Messianic
Status: fulfilled

The Prophecy

Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Source

Hosea 11:1

W¹hen Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Fulfillment

Joseph took the young child and his mother to Egypt, fulfilling the prophecy.

Fulfilled In

Matthew 2:14-15

W¹⁴hen he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

¹⁵ And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Prophecy Journey

Prophecy Given Hosea 11:1

Fulfilled Matthew 2:14-15

Did You Know?

Matthew sees the flight to Egypt as fulfilling Hosea 11:1: 'Out of Egypt I called my son.'

Jesus retraced Israel's history: Egypt → wilderness testing → entry into the land.

God protected the infant Messiah just as He once protected the nation of Israel.