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Originally Posted by Contra_Mundum  When, for example, Hosea writes (11:1), in the midst of a judgment denunciation of Ephraim, "Out of Egypt I called my son," Matthew (2:15) understands Hosea to be prophesying of Christ.
But in this way: even Hosea is reflecting on Israel's past, and God is saying something about his calling Israel, his son, (Ex. 4:23) out of Egypt. Christ is the embodiment of all that prefigurement; he is ISRAEL. |
Okay, I think I get what you're saying. I guess my question is still, how am I supposed to read Isaiah? He seems to jump back and forth and to the present and future and past. I know now that I should read the NT into the OT, but the entire book of Isaiah is not in the NT, is it?
If I can't understand Isaiah apart from the NT, then how do I know when Isaiah is talking about current events and when he is talking about future events?
Oi! If you can't understand my very vague question, please ignore me. I'm confusing myself.
