God the Father shows Adam and Eve this by offering the first sacrifice recorded in Scripture, “…the Lord God made leather garments, with which he clothed them” (Genesis 3:21).

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.

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