20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
The Expulsion from Paradise
21The LORD God made garments of skin and clothed Adam and his wife.
Up until this point Eve was called female, wife, mankind. In verse 20 Adam names her Eve.
“She was not a mother at all, but as the life was to come through her by virtue of the promised seed, Adam marks his full conviction of the truth of the promise though at the time the woman had borne no children.” (Spurgeon)
“The LORD God made garments of skin”, the first blood sacrifice for sin. Adam named the animals and you can be assured he knew which ones shed their blood because they ate from the tree God commanded them not to eat.
Have you ever wondered why God required a blood sacrifice for sin? I believe it’s because when sin entered the world it required animals to die for their skins for clothing.
“Some creature had to die in order to provide them with garments, and you know who it is that died in order that we might be robed in his spotless righteousness. The Lamb of God has made for us a garment which covers our nakedness so that we are not afraid to stand even before the bar of God.” (Spurgeon)
Is the Lamb of God your garment?
Blessings, David
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