That is significant and deserves contemplation. This is the only expressed time that YHWH mentions an Angel who bears His Name. Pay attention to him and listen to his voice do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. This angel lead and protected:īehold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Messengers from the Kingdom of God were divine Sent Ones and these were the ones that translators commonly used the word “angel” for. When YHWH sent Moses on his way to the promised land He sent a particular malak, that didn’t just bring a message. Why is this word translated in English, sometimes, as Angel? The Angel that bears His Name Haggai the prophet was a messenger of YHWH, delivering His words to the people, but Haggai was not an Angel in the traditional sense. Haggai, messenger of YHWH, delivered YHWH’s message to the people, saying: “I am with you,” declares YHWH. In the book of Haggai, the prophet was actually called a malak (messenger) of YHWH rather than a prophet of God: However, malak was also used to describe those who were SENT from God, whether from the earthly realm or the heavenly realm. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!” For example, Jezebel used a messenger to deliver her threatening message to Elijah the Prophet: Often this word is used in the Bible to describe human messengers as political or military tools. Malak is a Messenger or Sent One and in certain instances translators have used the word A ngel. This angel was a messenger of Good News and this is what the word malak means. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favour rests!” Messenger of Good News He is Messiah the Lord! And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”Īnd suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today in the City of David a Saviour has been born to you. Just then, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. It brings us to that glorious moment in the Bible announcing the Messiah’s arrival on earth:Īnd there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night. Angel/Messenger/Sent One: malak- (masculine noun) (Strong’s 4397)Īngels we have Heard on High is a song that gets a lot of air play this time of year.
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