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The angel of Yahweh came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you:
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Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the “angel of the Lord” is not a created angel but a divine being—the “Angel of the Covenant” or even a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. They note that this figure speaks with God's own authority, saying “I made you go up out of Egypt,” rather than “Thus says the Lord.” This shows God Himself is directly confronting His people for their disobedience.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The angel of the Lord (not an angel). - The phrase is used nearly 60 times to designate the Angel of God’s presence. See ([Reference Genesis…
19th Century
Anglican
An angel of the Lord. The words “Maleak Jehovah” are used of Haggai in Haggai 1:13; of prophets in Isaiah 42:19 and Malac…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim The Targum calls him a prophet F25; and the Jewish…
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It was the great Angel of the covenant, the Word, the Son of God, who spoke with Divine authority as Jehovah, and now called them to account for th…
