Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
Genesis 3:7 NKJV
Awareness
- Eyes were opened
- they knew they were naked
Response
- In response to the awareness of their nakedness – they sewed fig leaves
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:8 NKJV
Awareness
- They heard the sound of the Lord walking in the garden
Response
- Hid themselves from his presence among the trees of the garden
Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
Genesis 3:9-10 NKJV
Question
- Where are you?
Answer
- I heard your voice in the garden
- I was afraid because I was naked
- I hid myself
To cover their nakedness they sewed leaves and to hide from his presence they went among the trees.
Let me write it this way – to hide from his presence they sought refuge among the trees. And to cover their nakedness they used – something produced by a tree – leaves from a tree.
What do trees symbolize in scripture – people. The bible speaks of trees of righteousness. In another passage of scripture – when his sight was being restored he saw men as trees.
Here is a profound revelation for you – leaves are a product of trees. Adam and Eve put together a covering from men –leaves and hid themselves from his presence among men – trees
What are the leaves – the things made by man to cover his nakedness – in our day and age
- False Religions and doctrines
- Instagram and facebook feeds
- Tweets and retweets
- Likes, hearts and follows
- False narratives and spin from PR firms and spin doctors
- Photoshopped images
- Wealthy and prosperity
Can a person hid from the presence of God by being among other people?
