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“I LOVE THE FATHER” 131
7 In verse 22, wisdom says: “Jehovah himself produced
me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his
achievements of long ago.” More than just wisdom must
be involved here, for that quality never was “produced.”
It never began to exist because Jehovah has always existed
and he has always been wise. (Psalm 90:2) God’s Son,
however, was “the firstborn of all creation.” He was produced,
or created; he was the earliest of all of Jehovah’s
achievements. (Colossians 1:15) The Son existed before
the earth and the heavens, as described in Proverbs. And
as the Word, God’s own Spokesman, he was the perfect
expression of Jehovah’s wisdom.—John 1:1.
8 How was the Son occupied during the vast expanse
of time before he came to earth? Verse 30 tells us that
he was beside God as “a master worker.” What does that
mean? Colossians 1:16 explains: “By means of him all
other things were created in the heavens and upon the
earth . . . All other things have been created through him
and for him.” So Jehovah, the Creator, worked through
his Son, the Master Worker, to bring every other creation
into existence—from the spirit creatures in the heavenly
realm to the immense physical universe, to the earth
with its wondrous variety of plant and animal life, to
the pinnacle of earthly creation: humankind. In some respects,
we might liken this cooperation between Father
and Son to that of an architect working with a builder, or
contractor, who specializes in bringing the architect’s ingenious
designs to reality. When we are awed by any facet
of creation, we are actually giving credit to the Great Architect.
(Psalm 19:1) However, we may also call to mind
the long and happy collaboration between the Creator
and his “master worker.”
8. How was the Son occupied during his prehuman existence, and
what might we think about when admiring creation?