Connect Psalm 22:10 with Jeremiah 1:5 regarding God's knowledge before birth. Connecting God’s Knowledge Before Birth Psalm 22:10: “I was cast upon You from birth; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.” Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you… before you were born I set you apart…” A Shared Testimony • Both verses speak of life in the womb as a realm where God is already active • Psalm 22:10 highlights personal trust: the psalmist belongs to God even in gestation • Jeremiah 1:5 stresses divine purpose: Jeremiah is known, set apart, and appointed before birth • Together they reveal a seamless timeline—conception to calling—under God’s direct oversight Key Verbs and Images • “Cast upon” (Psalm 22:10): a newborn placed securely into God’s care • “Knew” (Jeremiah 1:5): intimate, relational knowledge, not mere awareness • “Set apart” and “appointed” (Jeremiah 1:5): consecration and mission established pre-birth • Result: identity, security, and vocation originate with God, not with human achievement Biblical Echoes • Psalm 139:13-16—God “knits” and ordains days before any exist • Isaiah 49:1—The servant is “called… from my mother’s womb” • Luke 1:15, 41—John the Baptist is “filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb,” responding to Christ while unborn • Galatians 1:15—Paul is “set apart from birth” and later called by grace Theological Takeaways • Divine foreknowledge: God’s omniscience embraces every person’s earliest moment • Divine sovereignty: purposes are fixed before human eyes ever open • Human worth: value is inherent, bestowed by the Creator in the womb • Personal calling: vocational direction can be traced back to God’s prenatal design Practical Reflections • Affirm the sanctity and dignity of every unborn life • Embrace your own God-given identity, secure long before birth • Align daily choices with the purposes God has ordained from the beginning |
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