Holy Scripture
Hosea 11:1
A church father on this verse
“Because Israel, symbolically called "son" since Egypt, had lost its sonship through having worshiped Baal and offered incense to idols, John gave them a name which suited them: race of vipers. Because these had lost that title of sonship, which had been poured over them through grace in the days of Moses, they receive…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1Early in the morning were they cast off, the king of Israel has been cast off: for Israel is a child, and I loved him, and out of Egypt have I called his children.
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In context
— Hosea 11:1 —
2As I called them, so they departed from my presence: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
3Yet I bound the feet of Ephraim, I took him on my arm; but they knew not that I healed them.