Before the Fall, they were covered by the Shekinah Glory of God, so their nakedness could not be seen. I wonder why so many artists portray the couple as homely, borderline ugly, with dumpy, flabby bodies? Surely God’s crowning handiwork, created in His own image would have been stunningly beautiful. Any portrayal less than that is an insult to our Creator. The ugliness and dumpiness came AFTER the Fall. Satan’s vandalism.
Artists mirror the general population, the majority of whom are unregenerated and the still-greater majority of whom are not in close fellowship with the Spirit. For me, the fun lies in finding those who are responsive to Him.
Imthink,because in some societies that were around when the artists painted them, “robust” bodies were seen as more desireable than skinny annorexic bodies. A number of famous artists painted heavier women, some of them quite beautifully.
At the time of the paintings....corpulent women were more attractive....extra weight for child bearing during low food supply episodes.....IMHO...
Isaiah 53
1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
If that’s a verse about Christ, God among us, Immanuel, the Word says He had no stately form or majesty to attract. No beauty that we should desire Him..
And Satan’s description..
“Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:
“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
“You were the anointed cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.
“By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.
“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.
It would appear that the Son of God may not have looked as pretty or beautiful as Satan was..
But He doesn’t look upon the appearances.
He sees whats inside..
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”