22And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-24)It is not said what effect the prophet’s sermon had upon the people, but we may hope it had a good effect, and that some of them at least repented and reformed upon it; for here, immediately after, we have the dawning of the day of their deliverance, by the effectual calling of Gideon to take upon him the command of their forces against the Midianites. I. The person to be commissioned for this ser…
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