“I, wisdom, was with the Lord when he began his work, long before he made anything else.
Only God understands the way to wisdom, and he alone knows where it lives,
Lord, you have made many things; with your wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
The Lord made the earth, using his wisdom. He set the sky in place, using his understanding.
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are too small to be among the army groups from Judah, from you will come one who will rule Israel for me. He comes from very old times, from days long ago.”
He was there before anything was made, and all things continue because of him.
“Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea: “The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all God has made, says this: