God's Love for Israel

Hosea 11:1-4

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Yet I taught Ephraim to walk; I took them on my arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.