Reference

Judges 2:1

And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
1

And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

2

And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?

3

Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

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Divine Speech
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Messenger Language
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Divine Speech

There is no strong argument against this interpretation. The Angel of the Lord consistently speaks in the first person as God throughout the Old Testament, claiming divine actions and authority. This verse is a clear example of that pattern.

Messenger Language

The verse does not explicitly state that the angel was "sent" or "commanded" by God, which are common markers of messenger language. Instead, the angel directly speaks in the first person ("I made you to go up... I said, I will never break my covenant"), which could be interpreted as a theophany (a direct appearance of God) rather than a distinct messenger.