ויאמר ;הנני ויאמר אברהם אברהם ויאמר השמים מן ‘ה מלאך אליו ויקרא” אלקים ירא כי ידעתי עתה כי מאומה לו תעש ואל הנער אל ידך תשלח אל (יב-יא כב) “ממני יחידך את בנבך את חשכת ולא אתה
How does the angel tell Avraham “velo chasachta...mimeni” – did Avraham seek to sacrifice his son to the angel?
The Gra explained:
It is known that with every mitzvah that is done, an angel is created, and the level of that angel is determined by the way the mitzvah was performed. The more complete the mitzvah is, the higher is the level of the angel that is created by it. Because the angel that spoke here to Avraham Avinu is the one created from the mitzvah of the Akeidah, therefore he said to him: “mimeni” – from the fact that I was created at such a high level I can learn to what extent “yarei Elokim atah,” how G-d fearing you are.
Kol Eliyahu
