The Commander of the Army of the Lord

13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, (A)a Man stood opposite him (B)with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”

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(A)So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; (B)and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,

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23 Now (A)the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road.

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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.

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30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

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He took his brother (A)by the heel in the womb,
And in his strength he (B)struggled with God.
Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (C)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His (D)memorable name.

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I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in (A)linen, whose waist was (B)girded with gold of Uphaz!

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23 (A)For My Angel will go before you and (B)bring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will [a]cut them off.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:23 annihilate them

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them (A)in white apparel,

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I saw by night, and behold, (A)a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were (B)horses: red, sorrel, and white.

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27 So the Lord commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.

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16 Then David lifted his eyes and (A)saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. 17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these (B)sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”

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11 So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, “Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?”

And He said, “I am.

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24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (A)a Man wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He [b]touched the socket of his hip; and (B)the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And (C)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”

But he said, (D)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”

He said, “Jacob.”

28 And He said, (E)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [c]Israel; for you have (F)struggled with God and (G)with men, and have prevailed.”

29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”

And He said, (H)“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He (I)blessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the name of the place [d]Peniel: “For (J)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:24 dawn
  2. Genesis 32:25 struck
  3. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
  4. Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God

Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was (A)higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

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17 And David went out [a]to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no [b]wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.” 18 Then the Spirit [c]came upon (A)Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said:

We are yours, O David;
We are on your side, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”

So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 12:17 Lit. before them
  2. 1 Chronicles 12:17 Lit. violence
  3. 1 Chronicles 12:18 Lit. clothed

22 And Manoah said to his wife, (A)“We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”

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Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, and said, “O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the child who will be born.”

And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.

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And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! (A)I have given Jericho into your hand, its (B)king, and the mighty men of valor.

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And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”

So he said, “The children (A)whom God has graciously given your servant.”

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Jacob and Esau Meet

33 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, (A)Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

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13 (A)and in the midst of the seven lampstands (B)One like the Son of Man, (C)clothed with a garment down to the feet and (D)girded about the chest with a golden band.

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