Gabriel

One Of the few named angels in the Bible  is Gabriel. Although  called an angel in the Bible, Gabriel is classified as an archangel in the non canonical Jewish Book Of 1 Enoch ( Chs. 9; 20; 40 ). The name Gabriel means  ” Man of God ” ; He is mention Four times in the Bible, each time in connection  with a word of prophecy.

• In Daniel 8:16 – 26, Gabriel tell Daniel of the coming defeat of the Medo – Persians ( the ram )  by Alexander the Great ( the goat ).
• In Daniel 9:20 – 27, Gabriel predict the murder of the anointed one ( either Onias III in 171 B.C. , Jesus Christ in A.D 30 ) by the wicked ruler ( either Antiochus  IV  Epiphanes  or the Romans, respectively ).
• In Luke 1:11 – 20 , Gabriel proclaims the Coming Birth Of John the Baptist.
• In Luke 1:26 – 38, Gabriel Proclaims the Coming Birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary.

A Common theme seems to undergird these four occasions, namely, Gabriel’s Prophecies announce  the upcoming restoration  of Israel, Which is ultimately accomplished by  the Lord Jesus Christ.

Gad

Gad is One Of Jacob’s Sons and is also the tribe of Israel that descended from him.  But Gad  is also the name of a prophet who served David. In 1 Samuel 22, David, who has not yet become king, Flees from king Saul  and seek safety in Moab and return to Judah, which David does.

When David becomes king, Nathan is his primary prophet, and for most of David reign there is no mention of Gad ( see NATHAN ). But towards the end of David life, he takes a Census of his fighting men  and incurs the anger of God, Who Speak once more through the Prophet Gad. Indeed, Gad functions as the mediator between God and David to resolve  the serious situation ( 2 Samuel 24:11 –  25; the parallel pasage is in 1 chronicles 21: 9 – 30 ). Similar to Nathan, Gad also was involved in recording David’s court history ( 1 Chronicles 29:29 ) and in prescribing how the Levite  musicians  were to function ( 2 Chronicles 29:25 ).