Now let’s keep going with this symbol of the apron of fig leaves.
Another way to discover symbolism is to think of the functionality of something: so what kind of apron would fig leaves make?
It would probably be relatively comfortable at first, but what about when they had dried a bit on the second day? And what about the third day?
Those aprons would feel awful!!
Adam and Eve had covered themselves in something temporary and uncomfortable.
Do we do the same thing when we sin? Do we try to cover ourselves in aprons of excuses or denial? They feel fine at first but over time they become more and more uncomfortable.
When Adam and Eve’s uncomfortable aprons were discovered by the Lord, this is what He did for them: