Jay cited this to argue that the angel is explicitly called God, showing the messenger can be divine rather than created.
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11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am.' 12 He said, 'Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth."
Read to show that the angel of God speaks in the first person as the God of Bethel, challenging the idea that he is merely a created messenger.
Read to argue that the angel of God directly identifies himself as the God of Bethel rather than merely quoting someone else.
Quoted to argue that 'the angel of God' tells Jacob, 'I am the God of Bethel,' and thus the Angel of the Lord is not a mere creature but a divine figure.
Read to show that the angel of God says, 'I am the God of Bethel,' and thus was used to argue that the angel shares divine identity rather than being a mere created messenger.