Pentecost Season · The Most Holy Trinity · Year C
Proverbs 8:22-31
Wisdom at Play Before God
June 11, 2028
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"I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world." (Proverbs 8:30-31)
Wisdom is personified as God's companion present at creation, calling out publicly for all to heed her. The church has long read this poem alongside John's Word made flesh, which is why it appears on Trinity Sunday.
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Proverbs 8 Commentary: In Praise of Wisdom Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse walk through Wisdom's self-description and her role in creation.
Proverbs 8:22 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries together on the disputed sense of 'possessed' or 'created' in verse 22.
Proverbs 8 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Barnes on Wisdom personified as active alongside God at creation.
Proverbs 8 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight
Gill's older Reformed reading of Wisdom as a figure of the eternal Son.
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Working Preacher
A Lutheran preaching voice on Wisdom as the 'mediatrix of God's presence.'
Proverbs 8:22 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text word by word for the verb debated between 'possessed' and 'created.'
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Preaching-focused reflection on Wisdom's joy in creation for Trinity Sunday.
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