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NASB | Genesis 16:10 Moreover, the angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 16:10 Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count." |
Bible Question: How can the AotL multiply descendants? Please give your opinion about him? |
Bible Answer: Hello Thomas, The answer to your question, can be understood if we know who the "Angel of the Lord" is! It may refer to none other than the preincarnate Lord Jesus.(cf Gen. 18:1-2; 19:1; Num. 22:22; Jud. 2:1-4; 5:23; Zech. 12:8) This is also called a 'theophany', which means "the manifestation of God". The OT contains a number of these instances of God revealing Himself to men and women. Tyndale's Bible Dictionary adds this comment: "In certain texts, it seems impossible to distinguish between the angel of the Lord and the Lord himself (Gen 16:7–13; 21:17; 22:11–18; 24:7. 40; 31:11–13; 48:16; Ex 3:2–10; Jgs 6:12–14; 13:21–22). Sometimes the angel is depicted acting for the Lord and yet is addressed as the Lord. God says, “You may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live” (Ex 33:20, ntl). And yet Hagar (Gen 16:13), Jacob (Gen 32:30), and Moses (Ex 33:11) arc said to have seen God “face-to-face” in view of their confrontation with this angel. God promises that his very presence will be among the Israelites, and yet it is the angel who goes with them (Ex 23:23). The commander of the army of God is given reverence equal to God’s (Jos 5:13–6:2). The angel seems to possess the full authority and character of God. The presence of the messenger of the Lord, in whom God’s “name” resides (Ex 23:20) assures the hearer-reader that it is one God who directs the course of history (Gen 16:7; 31:11; Ex 3:2)." [Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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