¹¹ But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”

He replied, “Here I am.”

² Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush.^(A) As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed.

Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel

²² But God was incensed that Balaam was going, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand on the path to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Pattern of Sin and Judgment

2 The Angel of the Lord^(A) went up from Gilgal to Bochim^[a] and said, “I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land^(B) I had promised to your fathers.^(C) I also said: I will never break My covenant with you.

¹⁶ Then the angel extended his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it,^(A) but the Lord relented concerning the destruction^(B) and said to the angel who was destroying^(C) the people, “Enough, withdraw your hand now!” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah^[a] the Jebusite.^(D)