The Angel

The Lord promised to send an angel with Israel as His representative (Ex 23:20-23). Later, Moses and the elders of Israel ate a fellowship meal with God on Mount Sinai (Ex24:9-11). I think they ate with this angel. Some translations capitalize the A in angel, meaning that this was no ordinary angel. I think this was the same representative of God who came to Adam and Abraham and later to Joshua. His was also seen in the fiery furnace with Daniels three friends. I believe this is Jesus in the Old Testament representing God in such a way that men could understand him, just like he does in the New Testament (Joh 1:14, Heb 1:3).