What do God's clothing of Adam, His clothing of Isaiah, and His clothing of a believer in Romans 3 have in common?
All three depict the same divine act: God clothes them with an imputed righteousness, a spiritual garment rather than a physical covering. Adam, Isaiah, and the believer in Romans 3 are each clothed by God with the righteousness of God, pictured as garments of salvation.
Les explains that when God clothed Adam, when He clothed Isaiah, and when He clothes a believer in Romans 3, it is all the same thing: the imputed righteousness of God. Because Adam believed what God said, the blood was shed from the sacrificial animals. God not only covered Adam and Eve’s physical body, but clothed them with a spiritual garment that hid old Adam, so he now had the imputed righteousness of the righteousness of God. In Isaiah 61:10 the prophet rejoices because God has clothed him with the garments of salvation, not because of sheep, wealth, or advantage over his countrymen. Les says Scripture states it far better than he could, and that all three mean the same thing.