Reference

Exodus 32:34

Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
32

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

33

And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

34

Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

35

And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

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The strongest argument against this interpretation is the "Angel of the LORD" (mal'akh Yahweh) often being identified with Yahweh Himself in other biblical passages, suggesting a manifestation of God rather than a distinct created being. For example, in Genesis 16:7-13, the Angel of the LORD speaks as God, and Hagar refers to Him as "You are the God who sees me." Similarly, in Exodus 3:2-6, the Angel of the LORD appears in the burning bush, but then God speaks from the bush, implying a direct pr