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The Hebrew word translated as “angel” is malak, which means “messenger.” This particular messenger is not just an angel, but the “angel of the Lord.” The messenger of Yahweh—or in Hebrew, malak Yahweh—is the only messenger who bears the name of Yahweh.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Who is the angel of the Lord? Answer. The precise identity of the “angel of the Lord” is not given in the Bible. However, there are many important “clues” to his identity. There are Old and New Testament references to “angels of the Lord,” “ an angel of the Lord,” and “ the angel of the Lord.”.
- Hagar and The Angel of The Lord —Genesis 16:7-14
- Abraham and The Angel of The Lord —Genesis 18 & 22
- Jacob and The Angel of God — Genesis 31, 32, 48
- Moses and The Angel of The Lord — Exodus 3:2-7
- The Angel of God and The Pillar of Cloud — Exodus 14:18-24
- Joshua and The Commander of Lord’s Army — Joshua 5:13-15
- The Book of Judges and The Angel of The Lord: Judges 2, 5, 6, 13
- Gideon and The Angel of The Lord —Judges 6
- Samson’s Parents and The Angel of The Lord —Judges 13
- David and The Angel of The Lord —2 Samuel 24:1-17
“The angel of the LORD also said to her, ‘I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.’ And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. ‘He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand agains...
In Genesis 18, Scripture tells us that the LORD appeared to Abraham and Sarah in the form of a man along with two other men: “And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran fro...
“Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am!' And he said, 'Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this lan...
“There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, ‘I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.’ When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, ‘Moses! Moses!’ And Mo...
In Exodus 14:18-24, we read: “‘The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.’ Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, coming between the armies of Egypt an...
“Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ he replied, ‘but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.’ Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, ‘What mes...
“The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, ‘I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you do...
In Judges 6:11-12we see the angel of the LORD make a physical appearance again: “The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The LORD is with you, ...
Here is a portion of Judges 13, you can read the chapter in full at the link: “A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. … Then the...
In 2 Samuel 24, the LORD’s anger burns against Israel and David must choose a punishment for his sin (though we don’t know the exact sin, it involved a lack of trust in the LORD). Here is a portion of the text ending at verse 17: “Before David got up the next morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: ‘Go and tell Davi...
Mar 26, 2019 · The angel of the Lord is an enigmatic figure who appears in numerous passages throughout the Old Testament. This angel is often believed to be the second member of the Trinity—Jesus Christ himself.
- Angels were created by God. In the second chapter of the Bible, we are told that God created the heavens and the earth, and everything in them. The Bible indicates that angels were created at the same time the earth was formed, even before human life was created.
- Angels were created to live for eternity. Scripture tells us that angels do not experience death. ... nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
- Angels were present when God created the world. When God created the foundations of the earth, the angels had already been in existence. Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm.
- Angels do not marry. In heaven, men and women will be like the angels, who do not marry or reproduce. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
Jun 12, 2020 · Angels are described as messengers sent by God who do his bidding on his behalf. But the angel of the LORD clearly does not speak as a mere representative of God but as God, himself.
The Angel of the Lord appearing to Hagar in the wilderness, as depicted by Nicolas Colombel in the mid 17th century. The (or an) Angel of the Lord (Hebrew: מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה mal’āḵ YHWH "messenger of Yahweh ") is an entity appearing repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible on behalf of the God of Israel. The guessed term malakh YHWH ...
