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NASB | Genesis 3:7 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 loin coverings. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of the two of them were opened [that is, their awareness increased], and they knew that they were naked; and they fastened fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. |
Bible Question: why were adam and eve embarassed about their nakedness? |
Bible Answer: I know that this question and discussion is now a few years old, but I would like to offer an answer and any responses would be much appreciated. (I am working on Genesis 3 currently.) The only thing that we really know for sure about this situation is that something changed, and that the change was substantial. Sin entered into the picture and the picture was suddenly different! The point of view for Adam and Eve was changed. We cannot say with any certainty that anything about their appearance changed (although someone has suggested that they had been clothed in light and that this was removed when they sinned). But there was certainly something different about how they viewed themselves and each other (and about how they viewed God!). I guess the answer that I would offer (and I think it is the answer that the Bible offers) to this question is, "Because sin separates (divides)!" There are at least 2 and probably 3 immediate separations or divisions that occured when they sinned. 1. They are separated from each other. 2. They are separated from their Creator. 3. They are separated from themselves. (This not intended to be chronological list. I think they all happened simultaneously. It is the order in which the become expressed within Scripture.) SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER Their immediate reaction is to cover themselves. They were trying to hide themself from the other. No, not totally. But they were now instantly and keenly aware that there was a relational separation or division between them that had not been there before. SEPARATED FROM GOD In the next verse (Ge. 3.8), the separation between them and God becomes immediately apparent. As soon as they sensed God's presence, they tried to hid from Him. They were now instantly and keenly aware that there was a relational separation or division between them and God that had not been there before. SEPARATED FROM THEMSELF This one is less obvious, but I think it is just as true. The first separation is between human and human. The second separation is between human and God. This third separation is _within_ the human: we are separated from ourself. FULFILLMENT OF GOD'S WARNING It seems to me that this separation is the fulfillment of God's warning that in the very day in which you eat of it, you shall surely _die_. Death, as I have come understand it, is separation. Physical death is the separation of the immaterial (soul-spirit) from the material (our physical body). Spiritual death is the separation of soul-spirit from God. Your thoughts and constructive criticisms of my understanding on this are welcome. Looking forward to your repsonses. Bob |