This shows the real and actual existence of Christ from eternity, his relation to Jehovah his Father, his nearness to him, equality with him, and distinction from him: it is added, for further illustration and confirmation's sake,before his works of old; the creation of the heavens and the earth; a detail of which there is in the following verses.
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Job 40:19
Job 40:19
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