12 CLASS 5: WHO IS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD? WHAT ARE THE NEPHILIM? Topic #1: Who is the Angel of the LORD? - The phrase “The Angel of the LORD” is used many times in the Old Testament (over 50x!) - “Angel” means ____________________ - “The LORD” translates ________________ - So “The Angel of the LORD” means “The __________________ of ______________” - The best way to discern the identity of this angel is to study some passages that he appears. Genesis 22:11-18 Judges 2:1-2 Zechariah 1:12-13 Judges 6:11-22 CONCLUSIONS: - It seems that at least sometimes the Angel can refer to someone other than _______ ______ ___________ - It is possible in those cases that the Angel is a non-divine _______________ of Yahweh, representing Him in His words and authority. Another Possibility: ___________________ _________________ - So we have to treat the text on a _______-____-_______ basis: Side Note: many times the angel is connected with _____________________ (2 Sam 24:16, 1 Chr 21:12-30, 2 Kgs 19:35, etc.) 13 Topic #2: What are the Nephilim in Genesis 6? 1When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years." 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown (Gen 6:1-4) 3 Main Views: 1) Sons of God = Offspring of ________ Daughters of Men = Offspring of ________ “Nephilim” are offspring of this unholy union 2) Sons of God = Powerful ___________ _________ Daughters of Men = Weaker _____________ _________ “Nephilim” are their offspring 3) Sons of God = _______________ ___________ Daughters of Men = ______________ _____________ “Nephilim” are hybrid offspring Evidence: “sons of God” – used 5x in OT (2x here), always in reference to _____________ “Nephilim” = ___________ __________ (literal meaning of the Hebrew word) - Several texts that connect angelic sin with sex and Noah (2 Pt 2:4-5, Jd 6-7) Difficulties with the Third View: Context: The flood is a judgment on man, not angels Numbers 13:32 Matthew 22:30 - The problem isn’t a lack of ___________________, but that the evidence seems to point in all different ____________________! - One more passage to consider: Matthew 24:37 .