genesis why native american were ok with being naked?

[NathWChristian]

Genesis say that after sinning, Adam and Eve were ashamed to be without clothes. That would explain why we wear clothing.

But, why the native american (specially in south america) were ok with being naked, why they didn't have shame of their bodies if they too are descendant of Adam and Eve?

why the native american were "blind" to nakedness?

 

This is in Genesis 3:7-11

"Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

⁸ Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LordGod among the trees of the garden. ⁹ But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

¹⁰ He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

¹¹ And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

 

 

[ayin jade]

That is a stereotype. Native american cultures wore more clothes than hollywood depicted.

Beyond that why be concerned at the clothing? Any group of unbelievers is going to do things that God would not approve of.

[Zemke]

3 hours ago, NathWChristian said:

Genesis say that after sinning, Adam and Eve were ashamed to be without clothes. That would explain why we wear clothing.

But, why the native american (specially in south america) were ok with being naked, why they didn't have shame of their bodies if they too are descendant of Adam and Eve?

why the native american were "blind" to nakedness?

 

This is in Genesis 3:7-11

"Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

⁸ Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LordGod among the trees of the garden. ⁹ But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

¹⁰ He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

¹¹ And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

 

 

What's always more important than any apparent physical meaning is the spiritual or theological meaning. God provided garments for Adam and Eve, they were naked. Doing a word study on nakedness and clothing, garments shows the importance of Gods provision, the garment of salvation, is to His people.

The demoniac was naked but after a confrontation with our Lord he was sitting at Jesus' feet 'clothed' and in his right mind. Jude in his epistle speaks of hating the garment even spotted with the flesh, After Lazarus was raised from the dead Jesus told them to take off his dead man clothes, discipleship. And most concerning for our day is the fact that Laodicea was naked. Before Moses brought out the people to the mount of God they had to wash their garments, it was repeated in the instructions making it emphatic.

I believe it was Isaiah and Micah that were ask at some point to prophecy naked, not sure if that was complete nakedness but the point or message to the Jews was they were no longer under Gods provision or covering. 

The nakedness of Adam and Eve goes way beyond a physical meaning. They knew about sin before the fall but they didn't know sin in the experiential sense. They didn't know sin the way no one should know what it is like being with someone elses marriage partner. When people commit adultery, especially the first time, is a taste of what they felt.

Adam and Eve experienced sin for the first time in their life.

We are born into it.

Edited November 4, 2018 by Zemke

[Guest PinkBelt]

Where does it say nudity is a sin?

Regardless aboriginal people are as varied as other cultures, and dress varied from tribe to tribe. The rule of thumb historically is the hotter the country, the less the inhabitants wear.

[choir loft]

The question is less spiritual than it is physical.   Many people who live in tropical zones are ok with bare coverings or none at all.   The reason is that its so terribly hot and humid.   Clothing is not an effective barrier against the elements.

On the other hand, take a look at European or Arabian peoples.   The former live in cold climates.   It stands to reason that one would not be very comfortable running around in a breach-cloth.   In Arabia the wind and sand and heat are so oppressive that one needs protection against every aspect of the elements.  Muslims continue to dress for the desert even when they live in European nations where the climate is decidedly different.  They make fun of European dress in Arabia, but seem to think its ok to wear traditional Arab dress everywhere in the world.   

I live in Central Florida.   The Seminole tribe has inhabited this region for a long time and they did so with little or no clothing.   In other states of the country Boy Scouts like to dress up in the traditional garb of the Native Americans of their region.   They can't do that in Florida because it would violate a lot of laws regarding child porn and public indecency.

The question of nakedness in the Bible can be interpreted spiritually in that one is devoid of covering before God.  He sees all our blemishes.   It has nothing to do with the quality or type of clothing we wear to worship services.

That's me, hollering from the choir loft...