Genesis 3:21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
Verse 21 tells me a lot about God. He “MADE the garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.” That speaks to a level of compassion. God was angry at their disobedience. He could have demanded they clothe themselves, but He MADE the garments for them, He clothed them, even though their knowledge of their nakedness was their own doing.
Genesis 3:22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
“God made garments of SKIN for Adam and his wife and clothed them.” He could have used leaves, plants, some sort of natural fibers, but the fact that God made garments of SKIN for them means that some animal had to be sacrificed for them to be clothed. That could symbolize the sacrifice that has to happen when we sin against God, but I think it also shows that our sin affects more than just ourselves. Sin carries a high price that affects many.
Genesis 3:23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
Precious Savior, Thank You for loving us, even when we sin and disappoint. Thank You for clothing us, for caring for us, for not leaving us to stew in our own sin. Forgive us when we sin. Forgive us for hurting You, ourselves, and others with our sin. Help us to draw closer to You daily, to leave our sinful nature behind. Amen.
Genesis 3:24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Have a blessed day.