Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Cross-reference
In Hosea 2:15, the same exodus imagery reappears — the Valley of Achor becomes a door of hope, recalling Israel's youthful devotion after leaving Egypt.
Hosea 9:10 recalls God's initial delight in Israel, paralleling the childhood love in Hosea 11:1, then apostasy.
In Exodus 4:22, God first calls Israel 'my son, my firstborn' — the same sonship language Hosea 11:1 uses for the exodus call.
In Jeremiah 2:2, God recalls Israel's youthful devotion in the wilderness after the exodus — same formative period as Hosea 11:1.
In Matthew 2:15, this verse is directly quoted as fulfilled in Jesus' return from Egypt — typology where Christ recapitulates Israel's history.
Jeremiah 31:3 declares God's everlasting love and kindness, directly echoing the love motif in Hosea 11:1.
Jeremiah 31:32 references the same exodus event—God leading Israel out of Egypt—but contrasts it with the new covenant.
Romans 9:4 lists adoption as sons among Israel's privileges, directly connecting to Hosea's 'my son' and God's love.
Isaiah 49:15 uses maternal imagery to emphasize God's unfailing love, paralleling Hosea's fatherly love for Israel as a child.
In Deuteronomy 7:7, God's love for Israel is described as free and unmerited, echoing the same paternal affection Hosea recalls.
In Ezekiel 16:6, God finds Israel as a helpless infant and commands her to live — echoing the same tender care for the child Israel in Hosea 11:1.
Ezekiel 16:22 rebukes Israel for forgetting their early history, contrasting with God's remembered love in Hosea 11:1.
In Leviticus 11:45, God grounds his call to holiness in the exodus redemption — the same saving act Hosea 11:1 recalls as the time of love.
In Malachi 1:2, God declares 'I have loved you' (Jacob/Israel) — the same divine love for his people that Hosea 11:1 recalls from Israel's childhood.