Reference

Exodus 33:14

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
12

And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.

13

Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

14

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

15

And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.

16

For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

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Divine Identity

The "he" in this verse refers to the LORD (Yahweh) speaking directly to Moses, not an angel. The preceding verses (Exodus 33:12-13) clearly establish that Moses is speaking to the LORD, and the LORD is responding. Therefore, this verse is a direct statement from God Himself, not an angel speaking as God or claiming divine attributes. The concept of the "Angel of the LORD" as a pre-incarnate Christ or a divine manifestation is a separate theological discussion, but this specific verse does not in