February 1, 2026 3:00 am
The angel of the Lord, whose name is described as wonderful, is revealed to be God the Son in one of his rare pre incarnate appearances. This encounter occurred during a period of apostasy and servitude in Israel, where a godly couple received the good news of the birth of mighty Samson. The angel's identity as God the Son is supported by biblical references, highlighting his role as the divine Son and the pre incarnate Christ.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The Wonderful Angel. And the angel of the LORD saith unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? Judges thirteen, eighteen. This intriguing encounter occurred during one of Israel's periods of apostasy and servitude, when the people had been ruled for 40 years by the pagan Philistines.
There was one godly couple in the tribe of Dan, however, who evidently had long been praying for a son, and God finally answered their prayers. The angel of the Lord came to give the good news to Manoah and his wife. The remarkable son who was to come was mighty Samson, who later would free his people. But it is the angel himself who is most intriguing here. His name was secret, meaning too marvelous even to comprehend.
The same word is translated wonderful in Isaiah 9.6, where it is cited as a name of the coming divine Son, whose name would also be mighty God, an everlasting Father. This angel of the Lord was thus none other than God the Son in one of his rare pre incarnate appearances, or Theophanes, when the invisible God manifested himself visibly to man. There are many created angels, or messengers of God, but on certain occasions, this one who is called the angel of the Lord, also the angel of his presence, as in Isaiah 63:9, and the angel which redeemed me, as in Genesis 48, 16, is clearly none other than God Himself. In such cases it could only have been the pre incarnate Christ, for the Bible says, No man hath seen God at any time the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. God had already revealed himself in this way to great men of God, and now even to an unknown couple.
Eventually this angel, whose name is wonderful, was made flesh, and dwelt among us. and will one day dwell with his people forever. Revelation 21.3. Yeah. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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