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Echoing the prophetic promise of Hosea 11, the writer of Matthew in proof text fashion, picks up the phrase and uses it as a reference to Jesus.
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In Matthew’s Gospel, we find the holy family on the road, heading south seeking safety in Egypt. There they waited for an angelic announcement inviting them to return home.
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The believers who formed the New Israel, the early church, saw Jesus as a new Moses. For them the holy family’s flight into Egypt and their return parallels that of the Patriarch Moses. So, Jesus became another Moses, who leads the people out of captivity into freedom.
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Egypt is home to one of the earliest civilizations, and had an important cultural and political influence on ancient Israel.
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Egypt, the land nurtured by the River Nile, is fabled for its monumental pyramids, royal tombs, temples and treasure.
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The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean.
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The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
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