What is the evidence that the Angel of the Lord in the old Testament is probably Jesus?
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In Judges 6:11-12 we read:
> 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. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
In Judges 6:14 we read:
> 14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
The Angel of the Lord appears to speak God's mind, and is interchangeable (by the writer) with the Lord himself. He doesn't speak as a messenger (as Gabriel does to Mary).
One might conclude then that the person who knows the mind of God, and who the writer treats as interchangeable with God would be a pre-incarnation of Jesus.
My question is: **What is the evidence that the Angel of the Lord in the old Testament is probably Jesus?**
Clarification: This is asking generally across the whole old Testament - and is not limited to this passage.
Asked by hawkeye
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Jul 18, 2015, 03:34 AM
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