“The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else. I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began. … I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans. I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth. I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations, I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence. And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!
This appears to be a description of wisdom personified. The description sounds very similar to what I think a description of Jesus would sound like. It is interesting that God created wisdom first, and that wisdom rejoiced when the earth made, and that wisdom rejoiced with the human family.
Why would that be said in the bible? Maybe it is to tell us that making the human family, and making the earth was a very wise thing. Although creation is cursed because of sin, and sin has separated the human family from God in many terrible ways, creating the world, and creating the human family was still very wise, and very good.
I guess that makes me feel better about myself, and the condition of the world, and those in it that I deal with on a regular basis. Wisdom, justice, God’s plan will all win out in the end. Occasionally, during times of frustration or sadness, I’ll wonder why God created everything knowing that we would sin and fall away from him and that there would be great suffering as a result.
This verse tells me that there is a method to the madness, and that God will be vindicated in his decision making when it is all said and done.
