Did God assume human form in the OT

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When God spoke to Abraham in the tent saying that Sarah would conceive a child, did he assume a human body like Jesus did in the NT?
 
The three men in the passage (one being God) are revealed to be messengers (Angels) later. The one referred to ask God, is an angel messenger of God.

The Bible indicates that the presence of God himself resides in this angel. This is seen when God speaks with Moses on Mt. Sinai; he refers to the angel of the Lord as his angel, and promises to send him to accompany Israel into the Promised Land.
 
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When God spoke to Abraham in the tent saying that Sarah would conceive a child, did he assume a human body like Jesus did in the NT?
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Jesus did not “assume a human body” he was incarnate, conceived in the womb of his Mother Mary, born, suffered died and rose again and ascended into heaven in his human incarnation, fully human and fully divine in nature forever united in His One Person. The Incarnation happened only once in history.
 
I don’t think so. If it was God, and the text is ambiguous enough to be understood either way, His human form when he visited Abraham would probably have been a vision and not an incarnation like Jesus Christ. This was probably similar to the appearance of angels in human form, which the angel Raphael describes in Tobit 12:19:Even though you watched me eat and drink. I did not really do so; what you were seeing was a vision.
 
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When God spoke to Abraham in the tent saying that Sarah would conceive a child, did he assume a human body like Jesus did in the NT?
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When I see such statements made, I cannot help but to recommend to you the following Books to have a better understanding of Old Testament writings.

Available from.Barnes and Nble, Amazonk Paulist Press etc.
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**And God Said What?: **
An Introduction to Biblical Literary Forms

Discovering Old Testament Origins
The Books of Genesis, Exodus, and Samuel

Discovering Prophecy and Wisdom:
The Books of Isaiah, Job, Proverbs and Psalms

Author:
***Margaret Nutting Ralph ***is secretary of educational ministries for the Roman Catholic diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, and director of the masters degree programs for Roman Catholics at Lexington Theological Seminary. She is the author of books on Scripture and has given workshops on Scripture throughout the U.S. and in Canada.
 
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