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Yahweh Laid the FOUNDATIONS of the Earth!
***What Does Proverbs 8:22 TRULY mean?
Here is Proverbs 8:22 from the KJV. “The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”
Is the BEGINNING in Proverbs 8:22 the VERY beginning of the universe when God ORIGINALLY created the heavens and the earth for the very FIRST TIME in the eternity past BILLIONS of years ago as church TRADITION teaches?
Was the heavens and the earth CREATED just 6,000 years ago in six LITERAL 24 HOUR Days for the very first time where nothing existed except for Yahweh as the Young Earth Creationist Christians dogmatically insist?
Or is the BEGINNING speaking of the RESTORATION of the earth around 6,000 years ago after it BECAME without form and void by the WRATH of Almighty God cutting down the heavens and the earth?
In other words, WHEN is the BEGINNING of the FOUNDATION of the earth according to the Bible ITSELF when it is correctly translated and correctly interpreted in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God Himself?
And as a “side-note”, does Proverbs 8:22-31 PROVE that Jesus is the CREATOR of all THINGS as Trinitarian Christians dogmatically demand?
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What Does Yahweh POSSESSED Me TRULY Mean?
Trinitarian Christians use Proverbs 8:22-31 to TRY to prove that Jesus pre-existed for all eternity past as God the Son, the second person of a Godhead Trinity God made up of three separate persons.
And thus, Young Earth Creationist Christians wrongly believe that the phrase “in the BEGINNING” means the VERY beginning of the entire universe.
Now, the only difference between OLD Earth Creationist (OEC) Trinitarian Christians and YOUNG Earth Creationist (YEC) Trinitarian Christians is the AGE of the universe.
The OEC Chirstians believe in a PREVIOUS AGE of the earth and that the earth could be BILLIONS of years old.
Whereas the YEC Christians believe that God created the earth and the entire universe just 6,000 years ago.
And the YEC Christians believe that God created the entire universe is just 144 HOURS or in six LITERAL 24 HOUR days.
But what does the Bible ITSELF actually teach us as to WHEN God LAID the FOUNDATION of the earth?
When was the Lamb of God SLAIN in the mind and PLAN of Yahweh?
Was the Lamb slain in the mind and plan of Almighty God in the eternity past billions of years ago?
Or was the Lamb slain in the mind and plan of Almighty God around 6,000 years ago when God created the first man, Adam?
Let us begin this study in God’s word by reading Proverbs 8:22 as it is TRANSLATED in the King James Version (KJV).
And then, we will look up the meanings of the Hebrew words and also compare other translations of the Bible.
Proverbs 8:22.
“The LORD (Or Yahweh) POSSESSED me (Speaking of Jesus, the Lamb that was SLAIN before the FOUNDATION of the world, according to Revelation 13:8.
In other words, Yahweh) in the beginning of His way, before His works of old.”
The first thing that I want all Trinitarian Christians to notice is that Yahweh POSSESSED the person that is being referred to by the pronoun “me”, which most Christians know full well is speaking of Jesus, the Son of Almighty God, Yahweh.
The second thing that I want all Trinitarian Christians to notice is that Yahweh ALONE and by Himself is the ONE doing the WORKS in the beginning of His WAY.
In other words, if so be that the Son of God was LITERALLY there in the beginning, then the Son of God did NOT even lift one finger to create anything.
Therefore, the TRADITIONAL understanding of John 1:1-3, Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:15-18, and Revelation 3:14 are in ERROR.
Plain and simple, Jesus is NOT the Creator of all THINGS.
Please read the studies under the subject heading called ** P-0. Jesus is NOT the CREATOR! **
But for now, here is how the concordance defines the Hebrew word “qânâh” that is translated as “possessed” in the KJV.
The emphasis is mine.
H7069
קָנָה
qânâh
kaw-naw'
A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own: - attain, buy (-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess (-or), purchase, recover, redeem, X surely, X verily.
Total KJV occurrences: 84.
Now, to me, NONE of these meanings FIT the doctrine of the Trinity, which teaches that the Son has no BEGINNING and has always existed as God the Son, the second person of a Godhead Trinity God made up of three separate persons.
But the Bible ITSELF in Psalm 8:1-6 clearly teaches us that the Son of MAN was MADE a little LOWER than the angels BECAUSE of Yahweh’s ENEMIES.
So then, Yahweh’s WAY that He procured in the BEGINNING was His PLAN of salvation, and for faith to be in His SLAIN Lamb as the only WAY to the Father, according to John 14:6.
Some Trinitarian Christians may argue that the Son of God was not made or created, but some translations such as the RSV used the word CREATED instead of the words Yahweh possessed me.
Proverbs 8:22 from the Revised Standard Version.
“The LORD CREATED me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old.”
And I believe that the meaning “CREATED” is the God INTENDED meaning of Proverbs 8:22.
However, God also intends us to understand that this is a PROPHECY of the FUTURE of the Son of God being CREATED in the womb of the Virgin Mary as God’s HUMAN Son FIRST, according to Isaiah 9:6,7, Romans 5:12-19, and 1 Corinthians 15:46,47.
And then, after the cross and resurrection, Almighty God the Father REGENERATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, back from the DEAD ones to be the BEGINNING of His NEW CREATION of immortal humans, the FIRSTBORN of every creature, according to Acts 13:32-38, Colossians 1:15, and Revelation 3:14.
Now, the Hebrew word translated as phrase “in the beginning” in Proverbs 8:22 is a DIFFERENT Hebrew word that is in the next verse, Proverbs 8:23, that is translated as the phrase “from the beginning”.
But NEITHER of these two Hebrew words have the meaning of the VERY BEGINNING as in the FIRST TIME.
For you see, the Hebrew word “techillâh”, Strong’s number H8462, used in Ruth 1:22, means the ORIGINAL BEGINNING, the FIRST TIME for something.
Here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines this word.
H8462
תְּחִלָּה
techillâh
tekh-il-law'
From H2490 in the sense of opening; a commencement; relatively original (adverbially originally): - begin (-ning), first (time).
Total KJV occurrences: 22.
So then, seeing that Almighty God INSPIRED men of old to write down His words, then if the God INTENDED meaning of the beginning in Genesis 1:1 and Proverbs 8:22 was the ORIGINAL BEGINNING, then surely God would have used the Hebrew word “techillâh”, which means the ORIGINAL creation of the heavens and the earth.
But God did NOT do that! Therefore, all Christians should be open to lay aside church TRADITION and believe what the Bible ITSELF is teaching us.
Now, when we read the CONTEXT of Proverbs 8:22, we see in the very next verse several things that do NOT FIT with the understanding of this passage of Scripture as being the VERY BEGINNING before anything but God Himself existed.
Let us go ahead and read verse 23 from the Young’s Literal Translation so that you can see the TIME of this event is after the FORMER AGE of the earth when the earth was FLOODED because of God’s ENEMIES, Satan, and the fallen angels.
Proverbs 8:23 from the Young’s Literal Translation.
“From the AGE I was ANOINTED, from the first, From FORMER STATES of the earth.”
Now, with this translation in mind, let us read the meanings of the Hebrew words in this verse.
The KJV says, “I was SET UP” and one of the meanings of the Hebrew word is ANOINTED as a King.
H5258
נָסַךְ
nâsak
naw-sak'
A primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy to anoint a king: - cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).
Total KJV occurrences: 25.
So then, in the SAME way that the Lamb was SLAIN in the MIND and the PLAN of God from the FOUNDATION of the world.
So also, was the Son of MAN, Jesus, ANOINTED to be SET as Yahweh’s King in the MIND and PLAN of God.
For you see, Jesus is not YET reigning over the whole earth as God’s King, His, Lord, and His NEW God that is RIGHTEOUS to replace Lucifer, aka, Satan, according to Psalm 75:6-10.
And we will replace the fallen angels. For you see, we are JOINT-HEIRS with Jesus, and we will rule and reign WITH him for 1000 years, according to Romans 8:17, and Revelation 20:4.
In other words, the prophecies of the Messiah being SET as King over the whole will be FULFILLED during the world to come, according to the PROPHECY in Psalm 2:1-12.
Also, the phrase in the KJV that says, “from everlasting”, can also be translated as, I was anointed a King “AFTER of old time”.
And the phrase in the KJV that says, “or ever the earth was”, can also be translated as, “BECAUSE of how the earth was in the AGE before”.
So, with these other meanings in mind, let us now look at the meaning of the Hebrew word “TRANSLATED” as the phrase “from the beginning” in Proverbs 8:23.
Here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines this Hebrew word “rô'sh” , Strong’s number H4480 H7218.
H7218
רֹאשׁ
rô'sh
roshe
From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literally or figuratively (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.): - band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief (-est place, man, things), company, end, X every [man], excellent, first, forefront, ([be-]) head, height, (on) high (-est part, [priest]), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Total KJV occurrences: 598.
And H4480 also means BECAUSE of, as in, because of the SHAKING of the head or chief one over the earth, I was ANOINTED a King to REPLACE him.
So then, with all of these other meanings in mind, here is a more correct translation and understanding of Proverbs 8:22,23.
A more correct meaning of Proverbs 8:22,23.
“Yahweh CREATED me at the FIRST of His WAY, before the performance HIS works of old at THAT TIME. (In other words, before Yahweh cut down the earth with a FLOOD in His WRATH, Yahweh devised a PLAN in His MIND of a new King to replace His enemy Satan with a RIGHTEOUS King in whom He could REST assured that Jesus would not fail Him)
Proverbs 8:23. I was ANOINTED a King AFTER the AGE of old, BECAUSE of the SHAKING of the head over the earth that was then.”
And that is the TRUE SOUND Biblical God INTENDED meaning of the phrase, “in the BEGINNING” in Genesis 1:1, Proverbs 8:22-31, John 1:1-3, and Hebrews 1:10.
Please read all of the studies under the subject menu heading called ** The PREVIOUS AGE! **
Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.
Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.
And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.
Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.
For a deeper understanding of this WAR that Lucifer and one third of the angels waged against the throne of Almighty God, please read the studies under the subject category called ** Q-0 Why Are We Here? Is God at WAR? **.
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For further and more in-depth studies on this subject of Jesus being created to STILL the enemies of Yahweh, please read the studies called D-25. A NEW LOOK at JOHN 1:1, In the BEGINNING!
And also read the study called D-28. The PRE-ADAMIC LUCIFERIAN FLOOD!
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