Adam's Covering and Hiding-Place

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GENESIS 3:7, 87And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. (Genesis 3:7‑8), AND 21. GEN 3:7-217And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. (Genesis 3:7‑21)
When Eve and Adam fell,
And brought about the curse,
Deluded by the Serpent's spell,
They went from bad to worse.
No longer pure within,
Their nakedness they knew,
And tried to cover o'er their sin,
And hide themselves from view.
But GOD, who knows and sees,
And every action tries,
Knew they had hid among the trees,
And saw through their disguise.
But, oh I He loves to bless;
So, though they shunn'd His face,
He sought them out in their distress,
And cover'd their disgrace.
As then, so sinners still,
Would hide their sin and shame;
“The purpose, heart, pursuit and will,
Of man remain the same.
The Serpent still deceives,
And by his art misleads;
While unbelief contrives and weaves
A dress of human deeds.
A thousand vain pursuits
Engage the sinner's mind;
He seeks for nature's choicest fruit,
Or pleasures less refined.
The grace of GOD he'll use
To hide the GOD of grace;
His tender mercies e'er abuse,
And flee before His face.
Yet GOD, in grace and love,
Forgives as He forgave,
And visits sinners from above,
Their guilty souls to save.
He strips them of the dress
Of deeds which they have done,
To clothe them with His righteousness,
And hide them in His Son.
How great the grace of GOD,
His only SON to give,
That He for us might shed His blood,
And die that we might live!
Sinners He loves to bless,
And seeks to hide their shame;
Oh, then, accept His righteousness;
Take refuge in the LAMB!
W. T.