Pro 8:22-31 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Prov 8:22-25: 8:22-25 formed me from the beginning ... I was appointed in ages past: God’s wisdom has always existed. His wisdom is here personified, but wisdom itself is not a person. Wisdom does not exist outside of God; wisdom is an expression of his character and nature. Unlike pagan gods, God needs no outside counselor to give him instructions (see Isa 40:13-14 ). Jesus is the apex of God’s wisdom (see Col 1:15-17 ; 2:3 ).

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bIsa 40:13-14►

cCol 1:15-17►

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‏ Proverbs 8:22-31

Summary for Prov 8:22-25: 8:22-25 ^a formed me from the beginning ... I was appointed in ages past: God’s wisdom has always existed. His wisdom is here personified, but wisdom itself is not a person. Wisdom does not exist outside of God; wisdom is an expression of his character and nature. Unlike pagan gods, God needs no outside counselor to give him instructions (see Isa 40:13-14 ^b). Jesus is the apex of God’s wisdom (see Col 1:15-17 ^c; 2:3 ^d).
Summary for Prov 8:27-29: 8:27-29 ^e God used his wisdom to establish the created order, so wisdom can tell us how the world works and testifies to God’s greatness.
8:30 ^f architect: God’s wisdom guided the shaping of creation, bringing order out of chaos.