What does 'and He clothed them' in Genesis 3:21 mean?
Genesis 3:21's 'and He clothed them' means God clothed Adam and Eve with righteousness, not merely animal skins. The coats of skins covered their physical nakedness, but the clothing was spiritual—a picture of God imputing righteousness to believers, as Isaiah 61 and Romans 3 confirm.
Les explains that when God killed animals for Adam and Eve, the coats of skins covered their physical nakedness. But the phrase 'and He clothed them' points to something deeper: God clothed them with righteousness. Les connects this to Isaiah 61, where the prophet says, 'Thou hath clothed me with the garments of righteousness,' and to Romans 3, where Paul says the same happens to all who believe. The application is that with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and God imputes His righteousness, actually clothing the believer with the righteousness of Christ.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
More Questions
What does it mean in Genesis that God clothed Adam and Eve after killing animals for them?
When God killed animals for Adam and Eve, the covering of their nakedness was already dealt with by the coats of skins, but the additional phrase that He 'clothed them' speaks of clothing them with righteousness.
What did God clothe Adam and Eve with when He made them coats of skins?
In Genesis, God clothing Adam and Eve with coats of skins was clothing them with righteousness, not merely covering their nakedness.
Was the clothing in Genesis 3:21 only physical clothing?
The clothing of Adam and Eve with skins was not primarily about physical clothing; it was a spiritual phenomenon that restored Adam and Eve into relationship with their Creator.
What does God making coats of skins in Genesis 3:21 imply?
Genesis 3:21’s coats of skins imply that God had to kill a sacrificial animal in order to get the skins.
What did God clothing Adam and Eve with skins really mean?
The skin clothing in Genesis 3:21 is not mainly about physical clothes; it pictures the spiritual restoration of Adam and Eve’s relationship with God through blood.