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Gideon saw that he was the angel of Yahweh; and Gideon said, Alas, Lord Yahweh! because I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face.
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The Fear of Seeing God
All commentators agree that Gideon's cry, "Alas, O Lord GOD!" stemmed from a widespread and deeply held belief that seeing a divine being meant certain death. Scholars note this fear was common not only in Israel but also in surrounding pagan cultures, arising from a profound sense of human sinfulness and frailty in the presence of divine holiness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Alas, O Lord GOD! — Compare Joshua 7:7. because I have seen an angel of the Lord. Compare the marginal references, in whic…
19th Century
Anglican
When Gideon perceived. —The last sign gave him a deeper sense than before of the grandeur of the messenger who had come to him.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when Gideon perceived he was an angel of the Lord By the miracle wrought, and the manner of his departure:
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