Proverbs 8:30
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Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.
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The word of God is two-fold, and, in both senses, is wisdom; for a word without wisdom is of little value, and wisdom without a word is of little use. Now, I. Divine revelation is the word and wisdom of God, and that pure religion and undefiled which is built upon it; and of that Solomon here speaks, recommending it to us as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation (Pro 8:1-2). God, by it, instructs, and governs, and blesses, the children of men. II. The redeemer is the eternal Word and wisdom, the Logos. He is the Wisdom that speaks to the children of men in the former part of the chapter. All divine revelation passes through his hand, and centres in him; but of him as the personal Wisdom, the second person in the Godhead, in the judgment of many of the ancients, Solomon here speaks (Pro 8:22-31). He concludes with a repeated charge to the children of men diligently to attend to the voice of God in his word (Pro 8:32-36).
Open source ↗8:30 architect: God’s wisdom guided the shaping of creation, bringing order out of chaos.
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No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,