Homilist Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together… I. A CONSCIOUS LOSS OF RECTITUDE. Moral nudity (Revelation 3:17). 1. They deeply felt it. 2. They sought to conceal it. II. AN ALARMING DREAD OF GOD. 1. This was unnatural. 2. Irrational. 3. Fruitless. God found Adam out. III. A MISERABLE SUBTERFUGE FOR SIN. The transferring of our own blame to others has ever marked the history of sin. Some plead circumstance, some their organization, and some the conduct of others. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. |
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