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The Angel of the Lord at Bokim
The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,
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When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,
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‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord. ‘Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty.’
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The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites.
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When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
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The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, place them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so.
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Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of the staff that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared.
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When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”
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The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.
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Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name.
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God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.
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The angel of the Lord answered, “Your wife must do all that I have told her.
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Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat for you.”
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The angel of the Lord replied, “Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the Lord.” (Manoah did not realize that it was the angel of the Lord.)
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Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?”
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As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.
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When the angel of the Lord did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it was the angel of the Lord.
