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octoberose:
Genesis 3:21

21 And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.

Was there an animal


I thought that was the accepted belief that the first sacrifice was made by Christ to cover Adam and Eve, and foreshadows His sacrifice when his blood covers us.  It’s a beautiful, tragic, mind blowing image.

Wanda:

--- Quote from: octoberose on March 31, 2022, 03:13:04 AM ---Genesis 3:21

21 And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.

Was there an animal


I thought that was the accepted belief that the first sacrifice was made by Christ to cover Adam and Eve, and foreshadows His sacrifice when his blood covers us.  It’s a beautiful, tragic, mind blowing image.

--- End quote ---

Everything in the OT is a foreshadowing of the future coming of the Christ who would make the ultimate sacrifice to cover sin. The OT sacrifices of a lamb were imperfect and could only ever make a tempory atonement;  unlike the Lamb of God who's blood would cover/atone for all sin by conquering death itself. And yes, it is a beautiful, tragic, mind blowing image.

What I see in that one scripture, Genesis 3:21 is the first glimpse of the plan God had  even before the foundation of the world. A Lamb, Jesus Christ slain from the foundation of the world.” Rev 13:8

A second witness can be found in 1 Peter chapter 1: 19.  But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

20  Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21  Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.”

This despells any debate that God did not antisipate his humane creation would disobey. Not only did he know they would, he created them subject to futility, and had  made provisions to bring salvation even before the foundation of the world. 

Romans 8:20
For the creature was made subject to vanity : "futility"] , not willingly, but by reason of Him [God] Who has subjected [Gk: 'subjects'-aorist tense-subjecting is still going on] the same in hope"

Wanda:

--- Quote from: indianabob on March 30, 2022, 07:44:22 PM ---I appreciate what you wrote and quoted.

1 Ti 4
"10 for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- ESPECIALLY of those believing."

Note: the word is especially and not exclusively of those believing.
Those coming up in the resurrection will not have to have faith to believe. They will see because they will be shown.
Just as when Jesus went about healing in the villages, the Jews believed because of the healing he demonstrated.

--- End quote ---

Thank you for the clarification in that scripture Bob. I think these two scriptures further add to what you pointed out.

For God hath concluded all in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all.” ―Rom. 11:32.

Philippians 2:10-11
So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

indianabob:
Thanks, great to know even more.
Bob

Wanda:
I thought to add a little more to address Octoberose's question of the skin God used being of an animal.

Hebrews 9:22

22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Leviticus 17:11: “For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.”

Considering these passages,  it would seem God was keeping his own laws, and also teaching these first sinners what was now required by the law to make attonement for their sins.

Earlier in Gen 3:15  we see the first promise of a redeemer,  the Messiah.  The more perfect attonement,  who would pay the ultimate ransome for the wages of sin, by conquering death itself. Thus making the less inferior sacrifice obsolete.

We know moving into Gen. chapter 4 both Cain and Abel made sacrifices to God. Of course only Abel was following the law by making an animal sacrifices. One obeying and one who did not.

Does scripture emphatically tell us the skin God clothed these first sinners with, were from an animal that was killed? No it doesn't. Nor does it tell us that God taught them what would be required to make attonement for their future sin. And yet, We have Gods own words and law requiring the shed blood of an animal to attone for sin. As well as the practice of it continuing with Abel in Gen. 4. Where did Abel learn of this requirement, if not from his parents?

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