Clothing
/KLOH-thing/
Summary
Garments worn for covering and adornment, notably preserved miraculously during Israel's wilderness wanderings when their clothes did not wear out.
☩Miraculous Preservation
During Israel's forty years of wilderness wandering, their clothing did not wear out and their feet did not swell—a continuous miracle of divine providence. This supernatural preservation demonstrated God's complete care for His people in the desert.
Key verses:Deuteronomy 8:4Deuteronomy 29:5Nehemiah 9:21
☩Biblical Significance
Clothing holds symbolic importance throughout Scripture: the first garments were made by God for Adam and Eve after the Fall, priests wore specific garments for service, and prophecy speaks of the righteous being clothed in white robes.
Key verses:Genesis 3:21Exodus 28:2Revelation 3:5
Related Verses212 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Clothing," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).