Genesis 3:20-21

Genesis 3:20-21

[20] And Adam  called  his wife's  name  Eve;  because she was the mother  of all living.  [21] Unto Adam  also and to his wife  did the LORD  God  make  coats  of skins,  and clothed them. 

What does Genesis 3:20-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Adam and Eve accepted their judgment from God and did not rebel against it. We see this in Adam naming Eve the mother of all living, a personal name that defines her destiny ( Genesis 3:20). He believed life would continue in spite of God"s curse. This was an act of faith and an expression of hope. He believed God"s promise that she would bear children ( Genesis 3:16). His wife"s first name "woman" ( Genesis 2:23) looked back on her origin, whereas her second name "Eve" anticipated her destiny.
1.Note that before God sent Adam and Eve out into a new environment He provided them with clothing that was adequate for their needs (cf. Romans 3:21-26). Their own provision ( Genesis 3:7) was not adequate. He did for them what they could not do for themselves.
". . . he [1] had to learn that sin could be covered not by a bunch of leaves snatched from a bush as he passed by and that would grow again next year, but only by pain and blood." [2]
2.Furthermore, God prevented Adam and Eve from living perpetually in their fallen state ( Genesis 3:22-24).