God redeemed Adam and Eve through a blood sacrifice and their faith, clothing them in animal skins and restoring them to fellowship with Himself.
Genesis 3:21 shows God killing animals to clothe Adam and Eve, establishing the blood-bought way. Les Feldick teaches that Adam's faith prompted God to act, and that this was a spiritual restoration, not merely physical clothing. The shedding of blood and faith are the two mandatory requirements for redemption.
Genesis 3:21 — Records God's immediate redemptive act after the fall—killing animals to cover Adam and Eve.
Romans 3:24 — Defines redemption as the process of buying back what was lost through sin.
Hebrews 9:22 — Explains why blood was absolutely necessary for remission of sin.
Genesis 3:21 records, "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them." This shows that after sin, God used animal skins to cover them, which required the death of animals. Romans 3:23-25 declares, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God." Hebrews 9:22 states, "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." Hebrews 11:6 adds, "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Les Feldick teaches that when Adam and Eve sinned, their fellowship with God was broken and they came under the control of Satan—God lost them (Clip 6). Redemption means "losing something and buying it back" (Clip 3). God immediately instituted a way to buy the human race back to Himself by instructing Adam and Eve's family on how to approach Him: through a blood sacrifice accompanied by faith (Clips 2, 5). Adam's faith prompted God to act. God killed animals, used their skins to clothe Adam and Eve, and restored them spiritually to a relationship with their Creator (Clips 4, 7). The two mandatory absolutes are the shedding of blood and faith—they cannot be shortcut or bypassed (Clip 0). Adam and Eve were restored into fellowship by faith, just as everyone from then on has been saved by faith (Clip 1). The Old Testament animal sacrifices were a picture of the supreme sacrifice of Christ (Clip 7).
When sin entered, the fellowship was broken and Adam and Eve came under the control of the god of this world—God lost control of them (Clip 6). But God immediately instituted a way to buy the human race back to Himself, and that is redemption (Clip 5). He instructed Adam and Eve's little family on how to approach Him: through a blood sacrifice accompanied with faith (Clip 2). Adam's faith prompted God to move, and God killed animals and clothed Adam and Eve with the skins (Clip 7). This was not mere physical clothing—it was a spiritual restoration of Adam and Eve back into a relationship with their Creator through the blood-bought way (Clip 4).
God can only receive lost persons by the shedding of blood. Hebrews 9:22 says without shedding of blood there is no remission (Clip 4). So God killed animals to cover Adam and Eve, and later taught the family that the way to approach Him was a blood sacrifice accompanied by faith (Clips 2, 7). The Old Testament animal sacrifices were a foretelling, a picture of that supreme sacrifice that was to come in Christ Himself (Clip 7).
Redemption means losing something and buying it back; when Adam sinned, God lost the human race (Clip 3). Romans 3:24 describes being justified freely by grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Clip 0). God purchased back what He lost in the garden, and the Old Testament picture of God purchasing Israel out of Egypt mirrors our own salvation from the slave market of Satan (Clips 3, 5). Adam and Eve's restoration by faith points forward to God doing everything possible to bring men back to Himself through the person of Jesus Christ (Clip 1).
Faith is taking God at His Word. Adam showed a particle of faith by believing what God said, and that prompted God to move on his behalf (Clip 7). Without faith it is impossible to please God (Clip 0; Hebrews 11:6). Adam was restored into fellowship by faith, Eve was restored into fellowship by faith, and it has always been by faith (Clip 1).
Blood and Faith Are Both Required
Les teaches that redemption through Christ requires both the shedding of blood and faith, and these two mandatory absolutes cannot be shortcut.
Redemption by Faith from Adam Onward
Adam and Eve were restored into fellowship by faith, showing that redemption has always been by faith.
God Instructed the First Family in Blood Sacrifice
God did not leave Adam and Eve to fend for themselves; He instructed them that the way to gain fellowship was through blood sacrifice plus faith.
Redemption Means Buying Back What Was Lost
Redemption is losing something and buying it back; God lost the human race when Adam sinned and must buy us back with a price.
The Animal Skins Were Spiritual Restoration
God's killing of animals and clothing of Adam and Eve was not just physical clothing but a spiritual restoration to relationship through the blood-bought way.
God Immediately Instituted Redemption
God immediately set up a way to buy the human race back, pictured by Israel's redemption from Egypt; He will not force anyone out of the slave market of Satan.
Sin Put Adam and Eve Under Satan's Control
Sin broke the fellowship and God lost control of Adam and Eve to Satan, setting the stage for redemption.
Adam's Faith Prompted God to Act
Adam's faith, taking God at His Word, prompted God to move and institute animal sacrifice as a picture of Christ's future sacrifice.
Genesis 3:21: Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
This is God's immediate redemptive act after the fall, showing that blood was shed to cover Adam and Eve.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Shows why all humanity needs redemption.
Romans 3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Explains the New Testament basis of redemption as buying back what was lost.
Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Shows that faith in Christ's blood is the basis for remission of sins.
Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Establishes the absolute necessity of blood for the forgiveness of sin.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Shows that faith is the other absolute requirement, alongside blood, for approaching God.
Romans 5:12: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Explains how sin and death entered through Adam, making redemption necessary.
Yes. Genesis 3:21 shows God killing animals to make coats of skins for Adam and Eve. Les Feldick explains that this was the blood-bought way and a spiritual restoration to relationship with God.
Because Hebrews 9:22 says without shedding of blood there is no remission. God can only receive lost persons by the shedding of blood, as Les Feldick teaches.
Faith is taking God at His Word. Adam showed a particle of faith by believing what God said, and God moved in on his behalf. Eve was also restored by faith, and it has always been by faith.
The same requirements apply: the shedding of blood and faith. The Old Testament animal sacrifices were a picture of Christ's supreme sacrifice, and we are justified freely by grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
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