7:30 Who is the Angel of the Lord to whom Stephen refers here?
7:30 Who is the Angel of the Lord to whom Stephen refers here?
(CP V29-35). The Angel of Lord to whom Stephen refers in V30 is the pre-incarnate Jesus who spoke to Moses out of the burning bush on Mt Horeb. The pre-incarnate Jesus is referred to many times in the Old Testament as the Angel of the Lord (CP Gen 16:7-13 with 21:17-18, 18:1-5, 9-22 with 19:24, 32:24-30 with Hos 12:2-5; Ex 3:1-14 with Lu 20:37; Ex 13:21-22 with 14:19, 24, 31; Nu 22:22-35, 38; Josh 5:13-6:5; Judg 6:11-24; Dan 3:8-28; Zech 1:7-17).
In all those scriptures the Angel of the Lord (Jehovah) is regarded as Deity yet is distinguished from Jehovah, which proves He was an equal member of the Godhead (CP Zech 13:7). "The man that is my fellow" here is referring to the Angel of the Lord in 12:8-10 (CP 12:8-10 with 13:6-9).
This is a clear reference to the One we now know as Jesus (CP Mt 26:31). See also comments on Mt 1:18-21, 3:16-17; Lu 1:35 (B); Jn 1:1, 5:16-23, 12:41; Ac 13:33, 20:28, Php 2:5-8; 1Ti 3:16; He 1:5, 5:5; 1Jn 5:6-9; Rev 1:8, and author's studies Jesus - Eternally God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 1), and The Doctrine of the Trinity in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).