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Matthew 2:15
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Matthew narrates Joseph's sojourn in Egypt after the night flight (v.14), before Herod's death. The fulfillment quote is attributed to "the Lord" speaking through the prophet.
The words — τελευτῆς (teleutēs) is rendered "death" but carries the broader sense of "end, conclusion, outcome" — the final act of Herod's reign.
The thread — The direct source is Hosea 11:1, where God calls Israel "My son" out of Egypt. The pattern extends to Exodus 4:22 (Israel as firstborn son) and Numbers 24:8 (God bringing him out with strength).
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to see Jesus as the fulfillment of Israel's exodus identity, not a substitute for it. The "son" called out of Egypt in Hosea is now the Son himself, and both must be held together.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
- Exodus 4:22 Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
- Numbers 24:8 God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
- Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- Matthew 1:22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
- Matthew 2:17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
- Matthew 2:19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Matthew 4:14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
- Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”