Proverbs 8:22-31: She Was There From The Beginning

²² “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work,
    the first of his acts of old.
²³ Ages ago I was set up,
    at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
²⁴ When there were no depths I was brought forth,
    when there were no springs abounding with water.
²⁵ Before the mountains had been shaped,
    before the hills, I was brought forth,
²⁶ before he had made the earth with its fields,
    or the first of the dust of the world.
²⁷ When he established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸ when he made firm the skies above,
    when he established the fountains of the deep,
²⁹ when he assigned to the sea its limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
³⁰     then I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his delight,
    rejoicing before him always,
³¹ rejoicing in his inhabited world
    and delighting in the children of man.

We see here that our Lady Wisdom was created at the very beginning of His creation.  She was created- so we know that Lady Wisdom is not the Holy Spirit, as the Holy Spirit is part of our triune God- who was and is and ever shall be. She was created before the beginnings of the Earth, as one of God’s first creations.  The word here is, “chuwl” for her creation: To twist, dance, whirl.  Can you delight with me as we see our Lady Wisdom’s creation, as she is formed?

Imagine this – her intent was to be a partner to Adam and Eve, and all of mankind – as an attribute of God. Fear of the Lord existed before there was an Earth to hold us.  We were born into a Garden where the fear of the Lord lived, and through her, we would possess all of her promises!

We see her squealing with delight, next to God, as she creates:

“….then I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always.”

Can you imagine this extra glimpse into the beginning of our created world?  Does it make you smile as I am smiling now?  I can “see” her on the wind, glorifying His name out of reverence, love and respect as He creates mountains and tulips.  A jettison of twirling exaltation over the creation of the Weeping Willow.  And the awe and wonder of the Master Creation as He breathed His life into the first man.  I imagine she stopped and held her breathe – eyes wide as Adam came to life.  Did she dance with the angels as he stood up and declared the majesty of God?   She was now:

³¹ rejoicing in his inhabited world
    and delighting in the children of man.”

The other side of her word: Chuwl is : writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained.  How she must have travailed as the bite was taken, as  mankind was plunged into separation. I wonder how her dance changed when sin entered the world? Did the air around her get heavier, offer more resistance to her whirling and twisting? Did the colors around her fade as darkness presented itself?  Did she wilt just a little? Did she look to the eyes of the Father for direction?  Did she grieve for what once was?  Did her dance become focused and intent on the children of man and leading them through the darkness?   She was allowed to stay with us, a voice and path, an attribute of God directing us to the ways of the Lord and higher ground.

Can you capture this creation scene in your journal?  Remember that collage is a fantastic way to capture the Garden, and all that you “see” in your mind, and getting it out and onto paper.