Genesis 3:7 and 3:21

"Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loinclothes for themselves" (Genesis 3:7).

 

"And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21).

Comment:

These verses both have to do with the consequences of eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Previously, Adam and Eve existed in a spiritual realm—the Garden of Eden—that expressed a Oneness that made bodily concerns unnecessary. Now they are embarking on a totally new experience, delving into a collective illusion of duality (good and evil); and it will be a long journey of forgetting and remembering their spiritual Truth again and again and again as they slowly make the creative choices that will bring the Garden into expression in the dualistic world. It sounds harsh, and it is. But it's not a punishment; they are not banished from the love of their Source. Their God will be with them, helping them to learn the lessons that will support them in the new experience. The first lesson is clearly that choices have consequences: duality is going to be hard work, and it will be painful. They instinctively know that they will need more protection as a consequences of their choices (3:7), and the Lord later emphasizes that need as He lovingly makes garments for them both.  

We don't have to accept the story of Adam and Eve as literal history; such a concept was unknown when it was first created and shared. The metaphysical Truth underlying it is that we, as spiritual Beings, are here in this confusing, dualistic world to remember who we truly are and make the choices from that remembrance that will bring the Garden—which Jesus describes as the kingdom of heaven—into expression.

Blessings!

Rev. Ed