the Angel of the lord in Genesis 16 is not a pre-incrante Jesus but,rather a literary and theological representation of Yawehs, direct presence and concern which gradually Distinguished from God himself in later Israelite thought.
aslo reading Jesus- a first century CE figure- back into a text likely composed the 8th and 6th century BCE is an anachronism.the Author of Genesis had no concept of the trinity or Jesus christ the interpretation of this figure as Jesus is a retrospective reading by Christians based on their belief in christ Divinity.
3. Agency princepel: in ancient Near East, a superiors messenger (an angelolos or mal'akh) was not just a delivery boy he was the legal representative of the sender embodying the senders authority and person.to speak the messenger was to speak the one who sent him this perfectly explain why the Angel speaks with God voice( I will multiply ur descendants) and why hager credited the encounter God himself.
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God bless you kidu