In [Genesis 22:1-2](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.22.1-2), God tells Abraham to take his son Isaac to the mountain of Moriah and offer him. Abraham hears hears God, whom he has already met and heard before ([Genesis 18](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.18) ), this context will be important. > [!bible]+ [Genesis 22:11-12](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.22.11-12) - ESV > 11. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12. He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” Abraham recognizes the voice of the angel , he does not ask “Who Are You?”  He did not fear it was the voice of another Elohim. This angel speaks not just as a messenger, for the angle says "because you did not refuse to give **Me** your son", this angle speaks in first person as if Abraham was dealing with the angle directly. > [!bible]+ [Genesis 22:14-18](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.22.14-18) - ESV > 14. So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” 15. And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16. and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17. I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, 18. and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” You may have noticed that in verse 16 the writer clarifies that the angel is delivering the message from the LORD. However, in verses 11 -12, there is no such clarification and once again the text blurs the distinction between God and this messenger (Angel). This text alone is NOT enough to make any conclusions about the nature of the Angel, but can be used in a cumulative case. When Abraham is on the brink of sacrificing Isaac, the Angel of the Lord calls out to him from heaven, explicitly instructing him to halt the sacrifice ([Genesis 22:11-12](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.22.11-12)). Abraham's immediate recognition and compliance reveal his recognition that it was the same God that had spoken to him in the past. The Angel of the Lord does not merely act as a messenger but speaks as God, saying "you did not refuse to give Me your son.". The lines between God and the angel are once again blurred by the writer.