Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries
If a man does not fulfill his authority and responsibility, THE MAN, The Lord Jesus Christ will take over.
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
found – Qal imperfect – matsa = to find and encounter or confront.
ISA 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
the angel of the Lord = ma`lak Jehovah matsa = the angel of Jehovah found her.
Turn to JOH 1:18
1JO 4:12 “No one has beheld God at any time”
COL 1:15 “And He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
1TI 6:16 “who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.”
GEN 16:13 “Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, Thou art a God who sees; for she said, Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”
GEN 32:30 “So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved.”
Turn to NUM 12:5
Turn to EXO 33:18
A Theophany is a manifestation of the person and work of Jesus Christ in His pre-incarnate state.
Theophanies demonstrate that Jesus Christ is the God of Israel.
DEU 6:4 – Shama Israel Adonai Elohenu Adonai Echad. Shama [hear] Israel, Adonai Elohenu [the Lord is our God] Adonai [the Lord Jesus Christ] Echad [is unique].
As the angel of God (the Lord), Jesus Christ is in the pillar of the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night to lead Israel through the desert, EXO 13:21; EXO 14:19; EXO 23:20-23; EXO 32:34; EXO 33:2; NUM 20:16;ISA 63:9.
Jesus Christ as a theophany appeared to Moses in the burning bush, EXO 3:2, ACT 7:30-35.
He was called malach Adonai, the angel or messenger of Jehovah.
Turn to Acts 7:30
ISA 63:9 “In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them; And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.”
As the God of Israel, Jesus Christ as the angel of the Lord warned the judges of Israel, JDG 2:1-4.
Not only did Jesus Christ as the God of Israel appoint Moses the first leader of the Jewish nation, but He also appointed the second leader, Gideon, JDG 6:11-24.
He also appeared to Abraham as a man, GEN 18:1-33.
He was the wrestler with Jacob, GEN 32:24-32, HOS 12:4.
He appeared as a man to the elders of Israel, EXO 24:9-11.
Throughout the Bible Jesus Christ takes on visible forms, but they were not permanent until He took on the form of true humanity.
`Ayin – spring = also used of mental and spiritual faculties being refreshed by a spring, a fountain, an oasis.
The spring of water in the wilderness – an oasis on the road to Shur.
Spring – `ayin = the eye of the individual, one’s outlook or perspective on life.
`Ayin – spring = also used of mental and spiritual faculties being refreshed by a spring, a fountain, an oasis.