Proverbs 8:22 says that Yahweh created Wisdom, which means Jesus is not God but the first creature that God made.

To begin with, even though the New Testament describes Jesus in language reminiscent of the Wisdom texts, the context of Proverbs 8 shows that it refers to God's eternal attribute of Wisdom. Solomon personifies Wisdom as a woman, a common literary device in Wisdom literature, because the Hebrew word for Wisdom, 'hokmah', is feminine. This personification does not imply that Wisdom is a created being, but rather an expression of God's nature. Furthermore, the verb 'qanah' used in Proverbs 8:22 can mean 'to acquire' or 'to possess', which broadens the interpretation beyond mere creation. This verb is used throughout Proverbs to convey the idea of gaining or obtaining wisdom, not necessarily implying that wisdom itself was created. For instance, in Proverbs 4:5, the instruction is to 'get wisdom', indicating an acquisition rather than a creation. Thus, the argument that Proverbs 8:22 proves Jesus is a created being misinterprets the text. The passage does not refer to Christ but to the attribute of Wisdom that God possesses eternally. Therefore, it does not undermine the divinity of Christ but rather affirms the complexity of God's nature as understood in Christian theology.