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The angel of the Lord appears to Hagar. The angel speaks as God himself in the first person, and in verse 13 Hagar identifies "the L ORD that spoke to her" as "The God Who sees". Genesis 22:11–15. The angel of the Lord appears to Abraham and refers to himself as God in the first person. Exodus 3:2–4.
According to the Bible, Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarai, Abram's wife (whose names later became Sarah and Abraham). Sarai had been barren for a long time and sought a way to fulfill God's promise that Abram would be father of many nations, especially since they had grown old, so she offered Hagar to Abram to be his concubine.
That an angel appears again at the end of the story links it back to the opening chapters. [4] "Coming down from heaven" parallels the wording of Matthew 3:16, the climax of the baptism scene. [4] An earthquake had also earlier occurred at Matthew 27:51, marking the moment of Jesus' death. [3]
The image of the angel has multiple descriptions in the Old Testament, reflecting Matthew's fondness for scriptural references. [3] Daniel 10:6 mentioned an angel with a face like lightning, and Ezekiel 1 since lightning associates with the creatures surrounding God. Daniel 7:9 described God himself as appearing white as snow. [4]
The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23) and in New Testament apocrypha.Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.
After this, a great many more angels appear, praising God with the words "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." [ 2 ] Deciding to do as the angel had said, the shepherds travel to Bethlehem, and find Mary and Joseph and the infant Jesus lying in the manger , just as they had been told.
Having angel numbers appear in your day-to-day life can feel incredibly magical. However, if you’ve been seeing them for a while and then suddenly you start noticing them less and less, (or they ...
The adoration is an episode in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Luke.Shepherds are watching their flocks by night, apparently near Bethlehem, when an angel appears to announce the good news that "today in the City of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord". [1]