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Can a Bible Verse Have More Than One Meaning?
A passage has a communicative meaning in its context, yet later Scripture may show how that passage participates in a larger pattern or fulfillment.
Start with the original setting
Hosea 11:1 first describes Israel's history. Reading Matthew's use of the verse requires preserving that setting rather than pretending Hosea addressed Matthew's event directly.
Meaning and fulfillment
Biblical typology connects real people and events across the canon. It should be demonstrated by Scripture's own patterns, not invented whenever a resemblance seems interesting.
A humble conclusion
Christians differ on how to describe sensus plenior and fuller meaning. A careful reader distinguishes the passage's context from later canonical development.