Genesis 3:7 NLT
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their
nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Genesis 3:15 NASB
And I will make enemies
Of you and the woman,
And of your offspring and her Descendant;
He shall bruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”
Genesis 3:21 MSG
GOD made leather clothing for Adam and his wife and dressed them.
BIG IDEA: God gives hope to the hopeless by covering our shame.
1. God Confronts & Chastises Us
a. Because Sin causes Shame (Gen 3:7)
Genesis 3:7 NLT
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their
nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Leaves as covering…
Leaf dies when its plucked
Leaf withers
Put on themselves
Temporary
Points to salvation by self
Leaves of life:
1. Success
2. Money
3. Possessions
4. Looks/Appearance
5. Connections
6. Self-Righteousness
7. Drugs
Proverbs 28:13 NIV
“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,
but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
b. Because Hopelessness causes Hiding (Gen 3:8)
Genesis 3:8 NASB
Now they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of
the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Our Declarations:
1. God Sees Me
2. God Pursues Me
3. God Loves Me
4. God Confronts Me
2. God Comforts & Covers Us
a. By Promising Triumph (Gen. 3:15)
Genesis 3:15 NASB
And I will make enemies Of you and the woman,
And of your offspring and her Descendant;
He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.
Revelation 12:9 NASB
And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the
devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the
earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
John 8:44 NASB
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your
father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth
because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his
own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
b. By Pointing to the Truth (Gen. 3:21)
Genesis 3:21 MSG
GOD made leather clothing for Adam and his wife and dressed them.
Leaves as covering…
Leaf dies when its plucked Leaf withers
Put on themselves
Temporary
Points to salvation by self
Leather as covering…
Animals dies to use its skin
Leather is weathered (distress)
Dressed by God
Permanent
Points to salvation from self, sin, and
shame
MAJOR KEY: Revelation/Insight is better than knowledge.
BIG IDEA: God gives hope to the hopeless by covering our shame.
Revelation 22:1-2 NASB
And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the
throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the
river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every
month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
