"I suspect the Angel of the LORD is Jesus before his
incarnation:
–John
1:18 (NIV) No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has
made him known.
–Joshua
5:13-15 (NIV) The commander of the LORD's army replied, "Take off your
sandals, for
the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.