Exodus 4:22–23
22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, vIsrael is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, w“Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, xI will kill your firstborn son.’”
Hosea 11:1
The Lord’s Love for Israel
1 When Israel was a child, I loved him,
