<p>2:15&nbsp;<em>And stayed there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt did I call My son</em>- One of many NT statements of the nature of inspiration of the OT writers. God spoke&nbsp;<em>dia</em>&nbsp;the prophets, they were a channel&nbsp;<em>for His word</em>, they were not speaking merely for and of themselves.</p>
<p>The emphasis is that&nbsp;<em>Joseph</em>&nbsp;fulfilled this prophecy- the grammar states that&nbsp;<em>he</em>&nbsp;was in Egypt until he was told to return. Hos. 11:1,2 speaks of how Israel were disobedient to this call: &ldquo;When Israel was a child, I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt<em>...&nbsp;</em>But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me&rdquo;. The implication again is that Joseph had the freewill to obey this call or not- and he was obedient. For the call to leave Egypt had not been answered by Israel and it was no foregone conclusion that it would have to be by Joseph.&nbsp;</p>