Mitch Chase provides another lesson in understanding the New Testament by the Old in his latest article, “Out of Egypt I Called My Son.” By comparing Matthew 2:15 with Hosea 11:1, he explains typological fulfillments of prophecy—that is, a type being fulfilled in an antitype.
When you read books about the New Testament use of the Old Testament, a classic example that you find is the use of Hosea 11:1 in Matthew 2:15. This connection is fruitful for our thinking as we learn more about how later biblical authors used earlier texts and how these authors saw those texts in light of the coming of Christ.
