Fig Leaves, Furs, Filthy Rags,
and Fine Line
“All our righteousness are as filthy
rags…[God] hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, he hath
covered me with the robe of
righteousness.”
Isaiah 64:6, 61:10
The Facts, Please!
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Fig leaves-These were the
“in” fashion for a while,
since they were worn by all
people in the world at the
time-Adam and Eve. The
leave were large with deep
lobes, and they sewed the
leaves together to make
coverings. There are over a
hundred different kinds of
fig trees, most of them
growing in countries around
the Mediterranean Sea.
More Facts, Please!
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Furs-Since fig leaves didn’t
cover well and withered
quickly, Adam and Eve
needed something else to
wear. God gave them fursthe skins of animals. In
order for these to be worn,
an animal had to be killed
and its blood shed. Who
killed it? We don’t know.
Maybe God did, or he
taught Adam how to do it.
More Facts, Please!
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Filthy rags-Some people
consider themselves to be
“in style” spiritually because
of their own good deeds,
even if they don’t believe in
Jesus. They think they
have on robes of
righteousness, but God
sees them wearing very
dirty, bad-smelling rags.
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Fine linen-In heaven, fine
linen is the “in” thing for the
bride of Christ (the church)
to wear at her wedding
feast. God offers this
garment of salvation-a pure
white robe of Christ’s
righteousness-to any who
will repent of sin and
believe in Jesus as Savior.
He bought these robes with
his blood when he died on
the cross.
Match-up: Descriptions of Clothing
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Fig leaves
Furs
Filthy rags
Garment of salvation
Robe of righteousness
Fine linen, clean and white
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Spiritual clothing given to
anyone who repents of sin and
trust Christ as Savior.
Clothing worn by people who
trust in their good deeds for
their salvation, not in Jesus.
Aprons made by Adam and
Eve to try to cover themselves.
Robes worn at the wedding
feast in heaven by the bride of
Christ.
Coats made by God for Adam
and Eve to wear.
Another name for the garment
of salvation-made, not of our
own goodness, but of Christs.