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Bible Note: Proverbs 8:22 "Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago." The second half of the verse clearly shows that something was achieved, accomplished. The earliest thing accomplished was the creation of his "only-begotten son". 23 From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth. 24 When there were no watery deeps I was brought forth as with labor pains, This verse also shows the translations must be "produced" not "possessed". Does it make any sense to say that Jesus was possessed as with labor pains? No, but he was "created" as with labor pains. Revelation 3:14, helps us here, "These are the things that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God." when there were no springs heavily charged with water. 25 Before the mountains themselves had been settled down, ahead of the hills, I was brought forth as with labor pains, 26 when as yet he had not made the earth and the open spaces and the first part of the dust masses of the productive land. 27 When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he decreed a circle upon the face of the watery deep, 28 when he made firm the cloud masses above, when he caused the fountains of the watery deep to be strong, 29 when he set for the sea his decree that the waters themselves should not pass beyond his order, when he decreed the foundations of the earth, 30 then I came to be beside him as a master worker, Now let's look at Col 1:15 and see that Jesus is that "master worker". 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist "and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time," Here, who other that Jesus would Almighty God be especially fond of? Noneother that his "only-begotten son". 31 being glad at the productive land of his earth, and the things I was fond of were with the sons of men. Truthfinder |