Bible Questions Answered:
“Adam and Eve were created without
clothes, but did they have clothing before the fall?”
Alexander/ Landstuhl, Germany
(Rhineland-Palatinate)
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
God created Adam and Eve and placed
them into the Garden of Eden, paradise.
They only knew that they were naked
after having fallen into sin.
Genesis 2:25 KJV
And they were both naked, the man
and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:7 KJV
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.
God in His loving mercy and
foreordained provision, made them a covering, fig leaves simply would
not do!
Genesis 3:21 KJV
Unto Adam also and to his wife did
The Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
This clothing of Adam and Eve, was but
a foreshadowing of a future event, when sins would not only be
covered but cleansed by blood. Yes, God killed the first animal, and
He did it to clothe Adam and Eve.
Since Calvary, His children may be
clothed in righteousness, by the sacrificial blood of Christ.
Hebrews 9:22 NLT
"...according to the law of
Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the
shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.
I John 1:7-10 KJV
7 But if we walk in The Light, as He
is in The Light, we have fellowship one with another, and
The Blood Of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and The Truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is
Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not
sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
Question: Did Adam and Eve have
any clothing before the fall?
Answer: Yes!
Before the fall, Adam and Eve were
Clothed in a Schechinah Glory.
Shechinah: The English
transliteration of a Hebrew noun meaning dwelling or settling, and
denotes the dwelling or settling of the Divine Presence of God.
(Wikipedia)
Shechinah: The glory of God's
presence. Such glory as God's presence resting upon the mercy seat of
the ark of the covenant.
Psalm 104:1,2 KJV
1 Bless The Lord, O my soul. O Lord
my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
2 Who coverest thyself with light
as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Psalm 132:9 KJV
Let thy priests be clothed with
righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 KJV
He hath made every thing beautiful
in His time..."
Today:
Joel 2:25 NLT
The Lord says, “I will give you
back what you lost..."
Sin, dear friend, robs us, takes what
is God given, and steals it way, leaving us destitute.
John 10:10,11 KJV
10 The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come
that they might have Life, and that they might have it more
abundantly.
11 I am The Good Shepherd: The Good
Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.
Isaiah 61:1-3O
KJV (The devil's victims.)
1 The Spirit Of The Lord God is upon
me; because The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the
meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the
prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of
The Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that
mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in
Zion, to give unto them
(God's
gift,
the devils counterfeit)
beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for The
spirit of heaviness;
that they might be called trees of
righteousness, the planting of The Lord, that He might be glorified.
Dear Friend, don't let the enemy rob
you any longer put on God's Garments of Praise, instead of the
devils, spirit of heaviness.
Isaiah 61:10 KJV
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.
