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Excerpted from: Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part 5)

In the context immediately following the making of the covenant, (that is where we are now here in Exodus 23), the cloud is not mentioned with any authority, but the Angel is. The Angel has already been established as being in the cloud, so adding the cloud was not necessary. I think if you will look in your Bible you will see that the translators have capitalized "Angel." This is because they clearly recognized that this Angel in the cloud is divine, and is in fact Jesus Christ, as we will have confirmed in the New Testament.

Now something very significant is added. Israel is told that they do not merely follow the cloud, but they are to obey the voice—the words of the Angel—in the cloud. They are told that if they do obey His voice, blessings will follow. Most specifically, they are commanded not to commit idolatry—that is, conduct that would specifically be a violation of the first four commandments.

Articles
Does Scripture Allow for Killing in Self-Defense?
God Our Provider
Israel: Past
Praying Always (Part Three)  (3)
The Christian Fight (Part One)
The Christian Fight (Part Two)
The Sixth Commandment (Part 2): War! (1997)
Why Did God Command Israel to Go to War?
Why Did God Command Israel to Go to War?  (2)

Essays
Joshua and the Gibeonites (Part One)

Sermons
Psalms of Ascents
Christianity Is a Fight! (Part 3)
Manasseh
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Two): The Old Covenant

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