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The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
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The Angel is Christ
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the "angel of the Lord" is not a created angel but a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. They note that this figure is soon called "Jehovah" and "God" (Ex. 3:4), titles reserved for God alone. As John Calvin explains, this reveals that Christ has always been the one who mediates God's presence to humanity, even before His incarnation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The angel of the Lord - See the note at (Genesis 12:7). What Moses saw was the flame of fire in the bush; what he recognized in …
19th Century
Anglican
The angel of the Lord. —Hebrew, an angel of Jehovah. In Exodus 3:4, the angel is called both “Jehovah” and “Elohim,” from…
Baptist
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fir…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him. It was necessary that He should assume a visible form, so that He might be seen by Moses—not as…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him Not a created angel, but the Angel of God's presence and covenant, the e…
The years of the life of Moses are divided into three periods of forty years: the first forty he spent as a prince in Pharaoh's court, the second a…
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