Deut. 29:29
Revelation may be defined as that process by which God imparted to human beings truths that they otherwise could not know. The details of creation in Gen. 1 & 2 are an example of revelation. As the first human was not created until the 6th day, we could not have possibly known the events occurring prior to this until God gave the facts to Moses.
We know that God spoke to the human writers of the Bible; but just how did He speak? Was it in Hebrew? Greek? Angelic language? He spoke to them in their own language. God's call to young Samuel in the temple [1 Sam. 3:1-10] proves this, for the boy at first mistook God's voice of that of aged priest Eli. Sometimes God spoke through angels; Gabriel was sent from Heaven to tell Mary she would give birth to The Messiah [Luke 1:26-37]. On other occasions, the Lord spoke directly to individuals, as He did to Noah concerning the Great Flood [Gen. 6:13-21].
One of God's methods of communication in Scripture is to reveal His message through dreams and visions. The wise men [Matt. 2:12] were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, while Peter was later instructed in a vision to minister to Cornelius [Acts 10:10-16]. God has communicated in many different ways. He revealed Himself to Moses from a burning bush [Ex. 3:4] and to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam out of a cloud [Num. 12:4-5].
One of the most important ways that Divine truths were given in the OT was through the Angel of The Lord. Most Bible students perceive this Heavenly Messenger to be the Preincarnate Christ Himself, for example, it is the Angel of The Lord who reassured Joshua on the eve of a battle [Josh. 5:13-15].
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