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Angel of the Lord

You cannot see God and live, so when there are physical appearances of God in the Bible are they only an angel?  In the New Testament many see God and live because Jesus is the physical manifestation of God. John 1:1; 20:28. The Son of God is the physical manifestation of the Godhead which men can see. He is seen as The Angel of The Lord, for this specific angel is worshiped and speaks as God. One cannot worship an angel Revelation 22:8,9. Angel simply means messenger and we know the Son of God is the Message. When people see God in the Old Testament the one they are seeing is the Son of God.

Genesis

Genesis 16:7-13; Hagar “You are a God who sees”
Genesis 21:17-19; Hagar
Genesis 22:11,15-18; At the sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 24:40; Sending for Isaac’s wife “His angel”
Genesis 31:11-13; Jacob and sheep, “I am the God of Bethel”
Genesis 48:15-16; Jacob’s last days “The angel who has redeemed me.”

Also See

Genesis 3:8-11; God walked in the garden, physical presence.
Genesis 18:1-33; Abraham fed the LORD (YAWEH)
Genesis 32:24-30; Jacob wrestles with God, Israel – “he who wrestles with God”

Hosea 12:4; Jacob wrestled with the Angel and prevailed.

Exodus

Exodus 3:2f; Moses & burning bush, God spoke from the bush
Exodus 14:19; Pillar of cloud was The angel of God
Exodus 23:20-23; I will send My Angel, obey His voice, My name is in Him.
Exodus 32:34; My angel will go before you.
Exodus 33:2; I will send an angel
Numbers 22:22-35; Balaam met the Angel, Numbers 23:4,5
Joshua 5:13-6:5; captain of Lord’s host – standing on holy ground.
Judges 2:1-4; The Angel of the Lord spoke to the people as God.
Judges 5:23; in Deborah’s song
Judges 6:11-24; to Gideon, the LORD looked at him, Angel called LORD
Judges 13:3-23; Samson’s parents worshiped the Angel with sacrifice.
2 Samuel 14:17,20; Like the wisdom of the angel of God
2 Samuel 19:27; The king is like the angel of God
2 Samuel 24:16,17; David asking for mercy from pestilence. 1 Chronicles 21:14-17
1 Kings 19:5,7; Elijah fleeing from Jezebel
2 Kings 1:3,15; Speaking to Elijah
2 Kings 19:35; Killed 135,000 Assyrians over night; Isaiah 63:1-6; Revelation 19:11-16
Psalm 34:7; Psalm 35:5-6; The angel of the Lord protects God’s people
Isiah 63:9; The angel of His presence saved them.
Daniel 3:28; The Lord has sent His angel – fiery furnace
Daniel 6:22; “My God has sent His Angel to shut the lion’s mouths.”

Also See

Daniel 10:1-9 – vision of Messiah? Daniel 12:5-13

Zechariah 1:12; Jesus intercedes for us, 1 Timothy 2:5
Zechariah 3:1-7; Joshua the high priest, Satan and The Angel of the Lord
Zechariah 12:8; be like God, like the Angel of the Lord

Note – we are not saying Jesus is an Angel, but that Jesus is The Angel of the Lord which is better translated The Messenger of God He is the physical manifestation of the Godhead. The HS is the spirit form of the Godhead we cannot see. The Father is the form of God which men cannot see and live because while in our mortal bodies we cannot look upon the Father in His immortal form, His glory is more than physical man can take in.