The shedding of blood in Genesis 3 was God's provision of animal skins for Adam and Eve, establishing the blood-bought way as the only means by which He can receive lost persons.
In Genesis 3:21, God made coats of skins for Adam and Eve, which meant animals were killed and blood was shed. Les Feldick teaches that this was more than physical clothing—it was a spiritual restoration into relationship with the Creator. Hebrews 9:22 confirms the absolute principle: without shedding of blood there is no remission.
Genesis 3:21 — This is the event in question—God made coats of skins for Adam and Eve, implying the death of animals and the shedding of blood.
Genesis 3:20 — Adam names Eve 'the mother of all living,' showing his faith in God's word despite the death sentence, which prompted God's provision.
Hebrews 9:22 — This verse states the absolute principle that no remission occurs without the shedding of blood, which Les applies directly to Genesis 3:21.
After Adam and Eve sinned, they sewed fig leaves together to cover their nakedness (Genesis 3:7). But God replaced their human effort: "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21). The text records that God made coats from animal skins, which necessarily involved the death of animals. The New Testament makes the principle explicit: "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22). Scripture also ties this to faith: "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" (Hebrews 11:6). Genesis 3:20 shows Adam exercising such faith when he called his wife Eve, "because she was the mother of all living."
Les Feldick teaches that in Genesis 3:21 God Himself killed the sacrificial animals, shed their blood, and used their skins to make coats for Adam and Eve. The coats covered their physical nakedness, but Les emphasizes that the text also says God 'clothed them'—a spiritual phenomenon restoring Adam and Eve into relationship with their Creator the blood-bought way. Les connects this to Hebrews 9:22, declaring that without the shedding of blood there is no remission, never has been and never will be. He also stresses that faith had to accompany the blood offering. Adam's faith, seen in naming Eve the mother of all living, prompted God to move in and provide the sacrifice. Les further teaches that Old Testament animal sacrifices were a foretelling, a picture of the supreme sacrifice of Christ, and that believers today are clothed not with animal hides but with the righteousness of God.
Scripture states, "without shedding of blood is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22). Les Feldick calls this one of God's absolutes: the only way God can receive lost persons is by the shedding of blood. Because Adam and Eve were now lost, God killed animals and shed their blood in order to restore them.
Les warns against reading Genesis 3:21 as merely physical clothing. The coats of skins did cover their physical nakedness, but the verse then says God 'clothed them,' pointing to a spiritual restoration into relationship with the Creator. Les later connects this to believers being clothed with the righteousness of God rather than animal hides.
Adam called his wife Eve, meaning the mother of all living, even though God had said they would surely die. Les teaches that Adam's faith prompted God to move in and provide the blood sacrifice. Faith had to accompany the blood offering—God provided the sacrifice, but Adam and Eve had to believe what He said.
Les teaches that God instituted animal sacrifice in Genesis 3:21 as a foretelling, a picture of the supreme sacrifice that was to come in Christ. The blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin, but the blood of Christ, the perfect sacrifice, made believers nigh to God and created them anew.
Adam's Faith in the Promise of Life
Les shows that Adam named Eve 'the mother of all living,' demonstrating faith in God's word despite the death sentence—faith that made God's later provision meaningful.
Coats of Skins and Spiritual Clothing
Les explains that God killed animals, skinned them, and clothed Adam and Eve—not merely physically but spiritually, restoring their relationship through the blood-bought way.
God Provided the Blood Sacrifice
Les stresses that God Himself killed the animal(s), shed blood, and made coats of skins, then did something more—He clothed them, pointing beyond physical covering.
Faith Plus the Blood Offering
Les ties the blood sacrifice to Hebrews 9:22 and Hebrews 11:6, showing that God provided the sacrifice but Adam and Eve had to believe what He said.
Animal Sacrifice as a Foretelling
Les teaches that Adam's faith prompted God to act, and God instituted animal sacrifice as a picture of the supreme sacrifice to come in Christ.
The Blood of Christ, the Supreme Sacrifice
Les contrasts the ineffective blood of bulls and goats with the blood of Christ, the perfect sacrifice, which makes believers nigh and creates new creations.
Clothed with the Righteousness of God
Les connects the animal skins of Genesis to believers today: we are clothed not with animal hides but with the righteousness of God.
God's Instruction on Blood Sacrifice and Faith
Les teaches that God instructed Adam's family that approaching Him required a blood sacrifice accompanied by faith, a pattern established from the beginning.
Genesis 3:7: And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
This shows the human attempt to cover sin, which God replaced with coats of skins.
Genesis 3:20: And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Adam's naming expresses faith in God's promise of life despite the curse of death.
Genesis 3:21: Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
The central verse: God provides clothing from animal skins, involving death and blood.
Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
This states the absolute principle that Les applies to Genesis 3:21—no remission without blood.
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.
Les pairs this with the blood offering, showing faith must accompany the sacrifice.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that God somehow or other killed the animal or animals, the blood was shed, and He used the skins to make coats for Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:21).
Because without the shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). Les says this is one of God's absolutes—the only way God can receive lost persons is by the shedding of blood.
No. Les explains that the coats of skins covered physical nakedness, but the verse also says God 'clothed them,' which points to a spiritual restoration into relationship with the Creator.
Les teaches that the Old Testament animal sacrifices were a foretelling, a picture of the supreme sacrifice of Christ. The blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin, but the blood of Christ could.
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