JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

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JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

By Dennis Schmidt 2/2007

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This paper discusses Jesus in the Old Testament. It will show that the Angel of the Lord, which Old Testament man had seen, is God and Jesus. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: Jesus is the angel of the Lord in the Old Testament showing Himself as God many times.

Acts 27:23-25 "For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, {24} Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. {25} Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me." God, the angel of God, Jesus is who Paul serves and directs him.

PURPOSE: God wants to reveal Himself to His people as a Triunity Godhead of the Father, Son (Jesus and angel of the Lord), and Holy Spirit present everywhere at the same time.

Genesis 19:24 "Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;" Jesus, as the angel of the LORD, is on earth calling for fire from the Father which is in heaven.

Psalms 45:6-7 "Thy throne, O God, <is> for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom <is> a right sceptre. {7} Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows." God the Father calls Jesus God then says He is God to Jesus. Hebrews 1:8 shows one God who is both the Father & Jesus.

Hebrews 1:8-9 "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. {9} Thou hast loved righteousness, & hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows." The Father speaks of Himself and Jesus as God.

Psalms 110:1 "A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." God the Father calling Jesus His Lord.

KEY VERSE: The angel of the Lord is shown in both the New and Old Testament

Exodus 23:20-21 "Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. {21} Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name <is> in him." The angel of the Lord is Jesus, God, who alone pardons sins.

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Isaiah, Daniel, Matthew, Luke, John, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT: Some three hundred Old Testament scriptures predict events about Jesus.

Deuteronomy 18:15 "The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken" Moses: This future prophet will be like Moses.

John 6:14 "Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world." Jesus fulfilled Deuteronomy 18:15 & other prophecy.

1 Peter 1:10-11 "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace <that should come> unto you: {11} Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." Prophets saw little of the Messiah, His death, glory & time

WHY: God wants to reveal Himself to His people as a Triunity Godhead of the Father, Son (Jesus and angel of the Lord), and Holy Spirit present everywhere at the same time.

Judges 13:16-22 "And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he <was> an angel of the LORD. {17} And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What <is> thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? {18} And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it <is> secret? {19} So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered <it> upon a rock unto the LORD: and <the angel> did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. {20} For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on <it>, and fell on their faces to the ground. {21} But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he <was> an angel of the LORD. {22} And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God." Angel of the lord is God. His name is wonderously. This is found in Isaiah 9:6 as name for Jesus.

Isaiah 9:6-7 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. {7} Of the increase of <his> government and peace <there shall be> no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

WAY: The LORD (Jesus), the angel of the Lord who could pardon sins, was guiding Israel in the desert in the pillar of cloud to the promise land.

Exodus 13:21 "And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day & night:" The LORD Jesus was in cloud.

Deuteronomy 31:15 "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."

WHEREAS: God (singular) shows Himself as a Triunity Godhead in the Old Testament

Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"

Isaiah 48:16 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there <am> I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me." Jesus speaking here. He was in the beginning and He is eternal. The Lord God and the Spirit are present with Jesus.

Isaiah 63:8-10 "For he said, Surely they <are> my people, children <that> will not lie: so he was their Saviour. {9} In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. {10} But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, <and> he fought against them." God, Father, speaking. Jesus the angel of His presence saved, redeemed, and bared them. They rebelled and vexed the holy spirit.

WHERE: Israel

WHEN: All Times

WHILE: Angel of the LORD is also the LORD speaking out of heaven to Abraham

Genesis 22:11-16 "And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here <am> I. {12} And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only <son> from me. {13} And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind <him> a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. {14} And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said <to> this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. {15} And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, {16} And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only <son>:"

WANT: God wants to reveal Himself as both the angel of the Lord and God at the same time in the same place.

Exodus 3:2-6 "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 fire, and the bush <was> not consumed. {3} And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. {4} And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here <am> I. {5} And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest <is> holy ground. {6} Moreover he said, I <am> the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God." Jesus confirmed that God spoke from the bush. Exodus 3:2 above says the angle of the Lord was in the bush. The angel of the Lord is God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.

Mark 12:26 "And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I <am> the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God spoke in the bush.

Acts 7:30-32 "And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. {31} When Moses saw <it>, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold <it>, the voice of the Lord came unto him, {32} <Saying>, I <am> the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold." Both the angel of the Lord, Jesus, and God are speaking from the bush as there is only one God.

PAPER OUTLINE:

1) ANGEL OF THE LORD:

II) TRI-UNITY GOD AT CREATION:

III) TRI-UNITY GOD AFTER MAN HAS SINNED:

IV) JESUS TO ISHMAEL'S MOTHER HAGAR:

V) JESUS TO ABRAHAM & SARAH - BABY PROMISED:

VI) JESUS TO ABRAHAM SODOM DESTRUCTION NEGOTIATED:

VII) FATHER TO JESUS - HE DESTROYED SODOM:

VIII) JESUS TO HAGAR:

IX) JESUS TO ABRAHAM WHEN ABRAHAM OFFERED ISAAC:

X) JESUS TO JACOB - PROMISE JACOB THE LAND:

XI) JESUS TO JACOB WHEN JESUS CHANGES JACOB'S NAME TO ISRAEL:

XII) JESUS TO MOSES IN BURNING BUSH:

XIII) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

XIV) JESUS TO MOSES AARON AND MIRIAM:

XV) GOD THEN JESUS TO BALAAM TO SPEAK ONLY WHAT THEY SAY:

XVI) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

XVII) JESUS TO MOSES ABOUT MOSES DEATH:

XVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA ABOUT JERICHO WALLS FALLING:

XIX) JESUS TO CHILDREN OF ISRAEL:

XX) JESUS TO GIDEON:

XXI) JESUS TO MANOAH SAMSON'S FATHER AND HIS MOTHER:

XXII) JESUS TO ELIJAH:

XXIII) JESUS TO DAVID AFTER DAVID SINNED BY COUNTING ISRAEL SOLDIERS:

XXIV) JESUS TO BELIEVERS:

XXV) GOD TO ISAIAH:

XXVI) TRI-UNITY - BEST SCRIPTURE TO SHOW GODHEAD IN OLD TESTAMENT:

XXVII) JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER:

XXVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA (HIGH PRIEST) AND SATAN:

1) ANGEL OF THE LORD:

II) TRI-UNITY GOD AT CREATION:

See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" for more information on this subject.

Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."

III) TRI-UNITY GOD AFTER MAN HAS SINNED:

Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"

IV) JESUS TO ISHMAEL'S MOTHER HAGAR:

Genesis 16:10-13 "And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. {11} And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou <art> with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. {12} And he will be a wild man; his hand <will be> against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. {13} And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?"

V) JESUS TO ABRAHAM & SARAH - BABY PROMISED: I = JESUS

Genesis 18:1-3 "And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; {2} And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw <them>, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, {3} And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:" One of three = Jesus (two others angels)

Genesis 18:10-14 "And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard <it> in the tent door, which <was> behind him. {11} Now Abraham and Sarah <were> old <and> well stricken in age; <and> it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. {12} Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? {13} And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? {14} Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son."

VI) JESUS TO ABRAHAM SODOM DESTRUCTION NEGOTIATED:

Genesis 18:17-23, 32-33 "And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; {18} Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? {19} For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. {20} And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; {21} I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. {22} And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. {23} And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? {32} And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy <it> for ten's sake. {33} And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place."

VII) FATHER TO JESUS - HE DESTROYED SODOM:

Genesis 19:24 "Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;"

VIII) JESUS TO HAGAR:

Genesis 21:17-18 "And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he <is>. {18} Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation." I = Jesus

IX) JESUS TO ABRAHAM WHEN ABRAHAM OFFERED ISAAC:

See my paper: "Justification of Faith - Old Testament Doctrine" for more information on this subject.

X) JESUS TO JACOB - PROMISE JACOB THE LAND:

See my paper: "Restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel" for more information on this subject.

Genesis 28:12-13, 19-22 "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. {13} And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I <am> the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; {19} And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city <was called> Luz at the first. {20} And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, {21} So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: {22} And this stone, which I have set <for> a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee."

Genesis 31:11-13 "And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, <saying>, Jacob: And I said, Here <am> I. {12} And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle <are> ringstreaked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. {13} I <am> the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, <and> where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred." Angel of the Lord here = God of Abraham & Isaac in 28:13.

XI) JESUS TO JACOB WHEN JESUS CHANGES JACOB'S NAME TO ISRAEL:

Genesis 32:24-30 "And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. {25} And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. {26} And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. {27} And he said unto him, What <is> thy name? And he said, Jacob. {28} And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. {29} And Jacob asked <him>, and said, Tell <me>, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore <is> it <that> thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. {30} And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." Jacob saw God/Angel blessed him

XII) JESUS TO MOSES IN BURNING BUSH:

Mark 12:26 "And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I <am> the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?"

Acts 7:30-32 "And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. {31} When Moses saw <it>, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold <it>, the voice of the Lord came unto him, {32} <Saying>, I <am> the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold."

XIII) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

Exodus 13:21 "And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:"

Exodus 14:19 "And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:" The Lord who is the angel of God was in pillar. They're the same.

Exodus 23:20-21 "Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. {21} Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name <is> in him." My name is in Him = Name of Jesus. Only God can pardon sin.

XIV) JESUS TO MOSES AARON AND MIRIAM:

Numbers 12:5-8 "And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood <in> the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. {6} And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, <I> the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, <and> will speak unto him in a dream. {7} My servant Moses <is> not so, who <is> faithful in all mine house. {8} With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?" Jesus as angel of the Lord in the cloud.

XV) GOD THEN JESUS TO BALAAM TO SPEAK ONLY WHAT THEY SAY:

Numbers 22:20, 31, 33, 35 "And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, <and> go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. {31} Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. {32} And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because <thy> way is perverse before me: {35} And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak." God & angel of Lord say the same thing of what words he may say.

XVI) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

Deuteronomy 1:32-33 "Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, {33} Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents <in>, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day."

XVII) JESUS TO MOSES ABOUT MOSES DEATH:

Deuteronomy 31:15 "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."

XVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA ABOUT JERICHO WALLS FALLING:

Joshua 5:13-15 "And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, <Art> thou for us, or for our adversaries? {14} And he said, Nay; but <as> captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? {15} And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest <is> holy. And Joshua did so." Joshua worshipped the angel. The shoe/holy ground incident is similar to what Moses had experienced in Exodus 3:5 above at the tree that was not consumed. Joshua saw God and did not die. Angel's wouldn't allow worship.

Revelation 19:10 "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See <thou do it> not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." Angel stopped John.

XIX) JESUS TO CHILDREN OF ISRAEL:

Judges 2:1-3 "And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. {2} And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? {3} Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be <as thorns> in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you." God used I (6) & my covenant

XX) JESUS TO GIDEON:

Judges 6:22-23 "And when Gideon perceived that he <was> an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. {23} And the LORD said unto him, Peace <be> unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die." Gideon saw God

XXI) JESUS TO MANOAH SAMSON'S FATHER AND HIS MOTHER:

XXII) JESUS TO ELIJAH:

2 Kings 1:15 "And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king." Angel of Lord gives the commands.

2 Kings 1:3 "But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, <Is it> not because <there is> not a God in Israel, <that> ye go to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?"

XXIII) JESUS TO DAVID AFTER DAVID SINNED BY COUNTING ISRAEL SOLDIERS:

1 Chronicles 21:15-17 "And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. {16} And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders <of Israel>, <who were> clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. {17} And David said unto God, <Is it> not I <that> commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but <as for> these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued." Angel of Lord, Jesus, is between heaven & the earth as intercessor for mankind & here David.

2 Samuel 24:16-17 "And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. {17} And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house." Angel of the Lord is Lord who is Jesus our mediator.

XXIV) JESUS TO BELIEVERS:

See my paper: "What is a Born-Again & How to Become One?" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "True Gospel of Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

Psalms 34:7 "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."

XXV) GOD TO ISAIAH:

Isaiah 6:1-5 "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. {2} Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. {3} And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, <is> the LORD of hosts: the whole earth <is> full of his glory. {4} And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. {5} Then said I, Woe <is> me! for I am undone; because I <am> a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

Isaiah 37:36 "Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they <were> all dead corpses."

XXVI) TRI-UNITY - BEST SCRIPTURE TO SHOW GODHEAD IN OLD TESTAMENT:

See my paper: "Triunity - Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Just Who Is God?" for more information on this subject.

XXVII) JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER:

Zechariah 1:11-12 "And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. {12} Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?"

XXVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA (HIGH PRIEST) AND SATAN:

Zechariah 3:1-7 "And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. {2} And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: <is> not this a brand plucked out of the fire? {3} Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. {4} And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. {5} And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by. {6} And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying, {7} Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by." The Angel of the Lord Godly authority is shown in verse 4: "I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee" and verse 7: "If thou wilt walk in my ways & Judge my house."

Jesus is the angel of the Lord of the Old Testament. The angel, as also God, has power to forgive sin as Exodus 23:21 & Zechariah 3:4.

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