Exo 4:22, Deu 14:1, Jer 31:9, 20, Hos 11:1 | ESV | STEP | Then you shall say to Pharaoh , Thus says the Lord , Israel is my firstborn son ,

l[See ver. 18 above]

m[Prov. 8:30]

n Song 5:4; Isa. 16:11

p[ch. 2:15]

q Deut. 7:8; [ch. 14:4]

rCited Matt. 2:15

s Ex. 4:22; [Mal. 1:6]

Exodus 4:22

22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, ^aIsrael is my ^bfirstborn son,

Deuteronomy 14:1

Clean and Unclean Food

1 “You are ^cthe sons of the Lord your God. ^dYou shall not cut yourselves or make any ^ebaldness on your foreheads for the dead.

Jeremiah 31:9

9 ^fWith weeping they shall come,
^gand with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them ^hwalk by brooks of water,
ⁱin a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for ^jI am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is ^kmy firstborn.

Jeremiah 31:20

20 ^lIs Ephraim my dear son?
^mIs he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
ⁿTherefore my heart ^{▼▼Hebrew bowels} yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,

declares the Lord.

Hosea 11:1

The Lord’s Love for Israel

1 ^pWhen Israel was a child, ^qI loved him,
and out of Egypt I ^rcalled ^smy son.