Photograph Forest by Настя Мел.
Photograph Forest by Настя Мел. Fantasizing what the garments of fig leaves/tree bark would look like
According to Genesis, whether one sees it from a myth or historical standpoint, the first humans recorded in this narrative, Adam and Eve didn’t own clothing or seem to need them in the world God had shaped when He said “it was good”. In context of how God created a world without sin, Genesis closes its second chapter saying, “the man and his wife were naked and not ashamed.” However Adam and Eve...
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...Adam and Eve, where God informs them & the serpent of the curses they and their descendants will face for all generations.
In spite of the curses, there was hope. In verse 21, it says, “The LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.” While Adam and Eve attempted to cover themselves in their own effort, God felt compassion for them and gave them clothing. It was the first gift they had received after the fall. It was as if God made a promise without words in the garments of skin to provide for their needs. Clothing was no longer an object used to cover shame like the fig trees; rather it became a mark of dignity for human beings. In addition, it became a symbol of mercy from an all-powerful God.
This promise, whether through the tool of clothing or another subject, is continued throughout the rest of the Bible’s big-picture narrative.
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