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The Divine Craftsman
Scholars highlight a key debate over a Hebrew word that can mean 'foster child' or 'master workman.' Most commentators, like Barnes and Ellicott, favor 'master workman' or 'artificer,' emphasizing that Wisdom (identified as Christ) was not a passive observer but an active co-creator with God, skillfully shaping the universe.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 8:30
18th Century
Theologian
As one brought up with him – that is, as his foster child. Others take the word in the original in another sense, “I was as his artificer,” …
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 8:30
19th Century
Bishop
As one brought up with him— that is, his foster child; as Mordecai “brought up” Esther (Esther 2:7). But the …
John Gill
On Proverbs 8:30
17th Century
Pastor
Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]
He was then, and from all eternity, "by him", or "with him"
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 8:22–31
17th Century
Minister
The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the wor…