¹¹ But the ^(A)Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”

So he said, “Here I am.”

² And ^(A)the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.

³¹ Then the Lord ^(A)opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

Israel’s Disobedience

2 Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: ^(A)“I led you up from Egypt and ^(B)brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and ^(C)I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you.

⁴ So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.

¹² And the ^(A)Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is ^(B)with you, you mighty man of valor!”

²² Now Gideon ^(A)perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! ^(B)For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.”

¹⁸ And the Angel of the Lord said to him, ^(A)“Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”