Sirach 24:3

Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus
Deuterocanon

1 Wisdom praises herself, and tells of her glory in the midst of her people. 2 In the assembly of the Most High she opens her mouth, and in the presence of his hosts she tells of her glory: 3 "I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth like a mist. 4 I dwelt in the highest heavens, and my throne was in a pillar of cloud. 5 Alone I compassed the vault of heaven and traversed the depths of the abyss.

1 Enoch 48:1

Pseudepigrapha

1 In that place, I saw the fountain of righteousness which was inexhaustible; around it were many fountains of wisdom. All the thirsty drank from them, were filled with wisdom, and their dwellings were with the righteous, holy, and elect. 2 At that time, the Son of Man was named in the presence of the Lord of Spirits, and his name was acknowledged before the Head of Days. 3 Yes, before the sun and the signs were created, before the stars of heaven were made, his name was known before the Lord of Spirits.

 Notes and References

"... the Enochic Son of Man differs from his prototype in Daniel 7, who is enthroned only after the judgment has taken place. The motifs of human prayer and angelic intercession (47:1–2), also missing in Daniel 7, are drawn from an earlier part of 1 Enoch (chapter 9). Chapters 48–49, which recount the naming of the Son of Man, reflect the author’s other sources. The first of these is the account of the commissioning of the Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 49:1–6 (compare 48:2 and Isaiah 49:1; 48:4 and Isaiah 49:6; 48:6 and Isaiah 49:2). The title “the Chosen One,” which runs through much of chapters 48–49, corresponds to the same title in Second Isaiah. That the Son of Man was named before the creation of the universe and the present age (48:3, 6) parallels the characteristic attributed to heavenly Wisdom in Proverbs 8:22–31 (compare Sirach 24:3), a connection that is strengthened by the ascription of “wisdom” to the Son of Man (1 Enoch 48:1; 49:1–2). The author’s final source is evident in 48:8, 10, and 49:3, which paraphrase verses in the royal oracles in Psalm 2 (verse 2) and Isaiah 11:1–5 (verse 2), respectively. The title “the Anointed One” (48:10) appears also in 1 Enoch 52:4. The wording of 49:4bc corresponds to Second Isaiah’s first Servant poem (compare Isaiah 42:1) ..."

Nickelsburg, George W. E. "First and Second Enoch: A Cry against Oppression and the Promise of Deliverance" in Levine, Amy-Jill, et al. (eds.) The Historical Jesus in Context (pp. 87-109) Princeton University Press, 2009

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