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Wings are significant of a might deliverance wrought by the Lord. The first instance was when He delivered the children of Israel from their slavery in Egypt. The Lord compared it to being carried on eagles wings. Ex. 19:4 He also identified the wings as being like His everlasting arms. Both were present with them to accomplish their freedom and journey. Deut. 33:27 Though they left Egypt exercising their own abilities to travel, the exceeding great presence of the Lord was constantly with them. The two great wings of the eagle and the everlasting arms are important types of the power of the Holy Spirit whom the Lord sent to lead them.
We also know that there was a continuous manifestation of the presence of the Lord with them in the cloud and in the pillar of fire. The LORD was in that cloud and pillar of fire, guiding, protecting and manifesting His abilities and mercies to them. Ex. 13:21 In all of these, there is yet one that is very revealing in showing the ability of the Lord to manifest Himself in various ways. In this case He is called an Angel. Ex. 23:20 Not a created angel but one who proves out to be the Holy Spirit, as we have seen in the cloud and the pillar. He was to demand absolute obedience or they could offend Him and there would be no forgiveness, Ex. 23:21 This angel is likewise called the angel of His presence. An angel is a messenger, whether he be a special manifestation of the Lord Himself, a human being or a created angel. The Lord, through the angel of His presence was compassionate, for He felt their emotions and was one with them in all of their experiences. He also loved and had mercy on them showing the ultimate of His feelings for them by redeeming them. Isa. 63:9 Once again, the thought of the constant care of the Lord is seen as He is lifting them and carrying them as His people and His nation.
In His dealings with Israel, the Lord likened their trials and tribulations in the wilderness to the stirring of the eaglets in their nest by the eagle. She will then catch them and carry them on her wings. Deut. 32:11 The Lord then reiterated the manifold blessing which he had so abundantly heaped upon the children of Israel. Deut. 32:13-14 The rich blessings of the Lord were removed when they began to ignore the Lord and turned to the idols and the gods of the heathen. The Lord has promised that He would never leave nor forsake His own, as long as they remain with Him. The secret of success in the Lord is to continue to walk with Him in the power of His might and He will demonstrate His glory in us. Leave Him and He will back off. Maintain a good and solid relationship and be blessed of the Lord. 2 Chr. 15:2.