Fig Leaves Don't Bleed

The following poem is based on the story found
 in the third chapter of the book of Genesis.

FIG LEAVES DON’T BLEED

Life was good in the garden God made.
In that spot where He chose to put man.
There were creatures and critters and fishes and birds,
And all were a part of His plan.
He put trees bearing fruits of so many kinds
In His garden for His man to eat.
He scheduled a time in the cool of the day
For Him and His man to meet.

But the woman God made was confronted
By satan - the snake slithered in.
With soft-spoken words and tempting ways,
He soon had convinced her to sin.
It had sounded so good when he said it-
So tasty; and they would be smarter.
For Adam and Eve that very first bite
Began to make their lives much harder.

Right after they opened their mouths to partake,
God opened their minds and their eyes.
Their innocence lost – their God disobeyed,
They knew satan’s words were all lies.
They knew right from wrong - they saw good and evil.
They covered themselves and then hid.
When God came to visit and then stopped to talk,
They tried to conceal what they did.

When asked about their fig leaf clothing,
Their excuses all sounded so lame.
He said, “She did this” and she, “the snake did that”-
As each tried to play the blame-game.
God let them know that He already knew
How quickly they had disobeyed.
And their futile attempt to cover their “tracks”
Was insufficient because it was man-made.

So God made a garment to cover their sins;
Not fig leaves, but animal hide.
Right there in the garden where they disobeyed,
An innocent animal died.
Not of old age and not by disease,
Nor for food was this one’s blood spilled.
To save the life of God’s highest creation
One of His lesser creatures was killed.

The fig leaves just covered their bodies,

God’s garments covered their sin.
The fig tree still lived and continued to grow,
God’s animal died giving his skin.
Sinless God still loved His sinful man
Even though he had disobeyed.
And from that day to this the price is the same
But the innocent sacrifice has already been made.

God covered Adam with animal skins
But Jesus has covered us all.
The innocent died so the guilty can live,
So it’s been ever since Adam’s fall.
Today we are saved by Jesus’ shed blood.
That’s all the covering we’ll need.
‘Cause our futile efforts will never suffice,
As Adam learned - Fig Leaves Don’t Bleed.