What did God do with the animals He sacrificed for Adam and Eve?
God provided animal sacrifices for Adam and Eve to cover the blood aspect, and then He used the skins of those animals to clothe their nakedness. The context connects this clothing to imputed righteousness, showing that God Himself covered them rather than leaving them to cover themselves.
Les explains that when God provided the animal sacrifices for Adam and Eve, that took care of the blood aspect. Then God took the skins of those animals and clothed their nakedness. The verse says, “And He clothed them.” Les connects this to Romans chapter 3 and Isaiah 61:10, illustrating that salvation is not just head knowledge but God imputing righteousness to the believer, just as He clothed Adam and Eve.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
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.
Why did God replace Adam and Eve's fig leaves with animal skins?
The fig-leaf covering was a human endeavor and not God's idea, so God replaced it with clothing made from the sacrificed animals' skins.