Standing Naked in the Sun

Fig leaves are large

I learned something about swimsuits the other day that I never saw before. I think this thought came from Sarah Fallis' new book.

To set up the "revelation" in its proper context, notice a short list of points:

In Genesis 3:7, after eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve "knew they were naked" and sewed fig leaves together to make a covering. They were attempting to hide their nakedness. It makes sense to use those leaves! Notice a few things about fig leaves:

1. Fig leaves are large enough to provide adequate cover for the body's private parts. That is why they were used. They are very large leaves.

2. Fig leaves are not "see through". What they covered themselves with would have been adequate to prevent others from seeing the private parts through the leaves.

3. This fig-leaf covering was about decency and shame. (It was not worn to prevent lust. Adam and Eve were married (Genesis 2:24-25). Lust would have been a foreign concept in the situation.) They covered themselves (their private parts) to cover their shame of being naked.

Now consider a comparison of fig leaves and swim wear
1. Modern swimwear (bikinis, even one-piece swimsuits) cover about as much as fig leaves would cover. (Google fig leaves. They are large and they sewed several together).

2. Swimwear covers private parts and is not see-through (usually).

3. Swimsuits are used to cover the private parts while swimming, exactly like fig leaves did--and there is no possibility of swimsuits getting dry and crumbling!

4. I can see no difference between swimsuits and fig leaf coverings. Can you?

Now for the part I did not realize:

After sewing fig leaves together and making a covering for themselves, God visited them in the Garden of Eden and they hid from Him. What was the REASON Adam gave for hiding? It is found in Genesis 3:10. "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid BECAUSE I WAS NAKED." Adam, in his "swimsuit" was still naked and indecent.

Christians, don't spend your summer naked in front of people of the opposite sex. Keep your clothes on and find adequate swimwear that actually covers your body. (Yes, there are plenty that do.) It's a matter of decency.