God required no one to exist before Him. He existed before this world. He existed before the angels. He existed before there was any material things at all. There was no time before God. In fact, that is true in two senses because God even existed before time.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Rev 4:8
The eternity of God points us to His self-existence.
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God” (Psalm 90:2).
There was a time before Tom. People existed before I did. And if they didn’t then I wouldn’t exist because it was people who caused my existence. My parents had to exist for me to exist.
God required no one to exist before Him. He existed before this world. He existed before the angels. He existed before there was any material things at all. There was no time before God. In fact, that is true in two senses because God even existed before time.
God has existed forever because He is self-existent.