“The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding, he established the heavens; by his knowledge, the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.” 

(Proverbs 3:19-20 ESV)  

Within these verses, we gain a greater understanding of how creation came into being.  

It would be easy to think when we read the creation account in Genesis that the only thing God did was speak, and everything came into existence; however, these verses help bring further understanding of revelation. 

‘The Lord, by wisdom, founded the earth.‘  

(Proverbs 3:19)  

This phrase reminds us that the Lord Jehovah, the self-existing eternal one, used skilful wisdom to establish and set the earth’s foundation in place. One of the original words used here for ‘founded’ means ‘to sit down together’.   

Creation didn’t just happen. Even though the earth was without form and void, darkness was over the face of the deep. The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. I believe the Godhead sat down together and discussed what creation would look like. They dreamed of the possibilities, devised a plan and used wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to set the earth in place. God, then spoke these things into being with His creative power. And He saw that everything He created was good, including you and me.  

I want us to look at the following phrase: “by understanding, he established the heavens.”  

Understanding here is a great word, meaning skilfulness, intelligence and insight. Much thought went into every detail, including skill, intelligence and understanding to establish and fashion the heavens. May we never cease to wonder at the masterpiece He paints. Daily the beauty of the sunrise reminds us, ‘My steadfast love never ceases, not at any time, not in any way. My mercies will never come to an end. They are new and fresh every morning. Great, beyond measure, is my faithfulness towards you.’