Exo 4:22, Deu 32:6, Isa 1:2, Jer 31:9, Hos 11:1, Mal 1:6 | ESV | STEP | Then you shall say to Pharaoh , Thus says the Lord , Israel is my firstborn son ,

w[See ver. 2 above]

Exodus 4:22

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

Deuteronomy 32:6

6 Do you thus repay the Lord,
you foolish and senseless people?
Is not he ^cyour father, who ^dcreated you,
who ^emade you and established you?

Isaiah 1:2

The Wickedness of Judah

2 ^fHear, O heavens, and give ear, O ^gearth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children ^{▼▼Or Sons; also verse 4} ⁱhave I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.

Jeremiah 31:9

9 ^jWith weeping they shall come,
^kand with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them ^lwalk by brooks of water,
^min a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for ⁿI am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is ^omy firstborn.

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.

Malachi 1:6

The Priests’ Polluted Offerings

6 ^t“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am ^ua father, where is my honor? And if I am ^va master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. ^wBut you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’