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Isaiah 37:36

Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
34

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

35

For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

36

Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

37

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

38

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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Created Messenger

The strongest argument against this interpretation is that the "Angel of the Lord" (Malak Yahweh) in many Old Testament passages is understood by some theologians not as a distinct created being, but as a Christophany – a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ himself. In this view, the Angel of the Lord is not a messenger sent by God, but God (the Son) appearing in a temporary form. This interpretation would mean the verse does not support the idea of a *created* messenger, but rather the dir