“The man and his wife were both
naked, and they felt no shame” (Genesis 2:25).
Above is a verse pre-fall which is used to describe Adam and Eve, the
manner they stood before one another and before God. They were naked,
uncovered, hiding nothing.
Nakedness (Heb. arumim) became a Hebrew metaphor
to describe one’s sexual shame. It is the state of guilt (often what an
atonement offering was used to cover), which remains when one’s covering is
removed.
Here is my perspective: you’re naked before God no matter what—yet you
will not be ashamed if you consciously stand naked before God. (Side note: I am
now speaking strictly metaphorically.) Standing naked before God is like
stripping off everything you are using to protect yourself and making yourself
vulnerable. You feel shame when you hold tight to be concealed and what you
cling to is stripped from you. It is called being
naked. One can only run around
through Times Square wrapped in a bath towel for so long before your towel gets
caught or comes loose or a gust of wind blows.
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