Angel Of The LORD

NOTEs on Angel Of The LORD

The LORD our God is One in all His attributes (acts). When it comes to the terminology "The angel of The LORD" this is yet another detailed discription of a relation of The LORD to his people in which he is relaying a message. To say angel is to say messenger. These messengers are understood in their spiritual context just as Elohim (devine judgement/ judges) or the "one many membered Body" or the "vine" or Spiritual Israel. So when we see this Spirit of truth which reveals truth in context we know it to be the "Holy Spirit" or Ruach Ha-Kodesh.

Look at Gen.16:9,10,11 where the "angel of the LORD" is the focuss and is the one speaking to Hagar! Then look at vs.13 where she called the "angel of The LORD" LORD and God (El)! This is one place where we see Documentation that the Angel of The LORD is in fact the LORD (Understanding of Shama is needed) in His Image. (The angel /messenger/of The LORD was mentioned as the One speaking and in return the one being called by the title of LORD and GOD) unlike other areas where we see the LORD speaking through one /example David-2 Sam.23:2-3!
So when we see mention of The Angel of The Lord the context is the Holy Spirit directly communing with one of God's children rather than an instrument of the Holy Spirit speaking.
(Example Jacob wrestleing with the Angel of the Lord and afterwards being called Yisrael)
For more detail on "The Angel Of The Lord" checkout the blog on Mel.

I also had someone tell me that everytime the english says "the angel of The Lord" it is speaking about Christ and everytime it says "an angel of the Lord" it is a general messenger. Problem with this is Matt.1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Greek # 3588 :
ho hē to
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): - the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

(dont use Matt.2:13 to share this point though cause "The" is not a definate article in that verse.)