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in what ways does acknowledging creation's 'wisdom' change our responsibility towards the natural world today?

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Proverbs 3:19-20

By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens. By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

This passage is from the book of Proverbs, a collection of ancient Israelite wisdom literature, traditionally attributed to King Solomon. It serves as an instruction manual for living a flourishing life, often personifying wisdom as a guide. Here, it speaks of wisdom as an active force in God's creation of the world.

If the natural world is founded and established by a wisdom beyond human understanding, what does that ask of our approach to it?

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  • Job 38:4-7

    God challenges Job to consider where he was when the earth was founded, highlighting divine wisdom in creation.

  • Psalm 104:24

    A psalm praising God for the diversity and order of creation, acknowledging all are made in wisdom.

  • Romans 1:20

    Paul speaks of God's invisible attributes being clearly seen through what has been made, pointing to creation's testimony.

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