Does This Dress Make Me Look Fat?

1. Gen. 1:27 – Mankind was created in the image of God.

A. Gen. 2:25 – Adam & eve were wise and clothed with light.

· The Hebrew word for light is ____ [ ‘owr / ore /], and

the Hebrew word for skin is _____ [ ‘owr / ore /].

· The numerical difference between aleph & ayin is 69, which is samech ( pictograph, to support) and tet pictograph, snake).

· The aleph pictograph means bull. leader, and the ayin pictograph means to know, or see. God made coverings of skin when our first parents knew sin.

“Man was to bear God’s image, both in outward resemblance and in character.” {PP 45.2}

“Eve was not quite as tall as Adam. Her head reached a little above his shoulders. She, too, was noble—perfect in symmetry, and very beautiful.” {LDE 291.4}

B. Hag. 2:8 – God created beauty & beautiful things.

· Ex. 25:1-13 – The sanctuary made of precious materials

· Ex. 28:2 – The high priests clothes were beautiful.

· The pastor’s wife was rejected because of beauty.

C. Ex. 19:10 – God wants us to be clean and well dressed.

· Matt. 6:17 – Comb your hair and wash your face.

· Pro. 31:22 – Good quality (remember Christ’s tunic).

· Deut. 22:5 – Each gender should dress accordingly.

· Jose found Jesus and became a man.

D. 1 Pet. 3:3 – Avoid ornamentation.

· Gen. 35:1-4 – Ornamentation forbidden in worship.

· Ex. 33:1-6 – The Lord forbade Israel to wear ornaments

· Isa. 3:16-23 – Ornamentation leads to pride.

· 1 Tim. 2:9 – Do not wear gold & pearls.

· 1 Pet. 3:3 – Do not follow the customs of the world.

· Rev. 12:1 – God’s woman is naturally beautiful.

· Rev. 17:3-4 – The world’s way is artificial beauty.

· The woman who changed her mind by the Bible.