Clothing imagery uses garments, robes, covering, nakedness, or putting on to speak of shame, righteousness, identity, holiness, or salvation.
Clothing imagery uses garments, robes, covering, nakedness, or putting on to speak of shame, righteousness, identity, holiness, or salvation.
Clothing imagery is a biblical image-field in which garments, robes, covering, nakedness, white linen, and putting-on language communicate shame, honor, righteousness, consecration, salvation, judgment, or new identity.
These examples show how Clothing Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
coats of skins, and clothed them
Clothing after the fall addresses shame and covering in narrative form.
clothed me with the garments of salvation
Garment imagery communicates salvation and righteousness.
take away the filthy garments
Clothing imagery portrays removal of guilt and priestly restoration.
not having a wedding garment
Wedding garment imagery warns about unfit participation in the kingdom feast.
bring forth the best robe
The robe marks restoration, honor, and sonship in the parable.
put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ
Putting-on imagery exhorts identification with Christ and rejection of fleshly provision.
have put on Christ
Clothing imagery marks union with Christ in baptismal confession.
put on the new man
Putting-on imagery describes new identity and conduct in righteousness.
put on therefore... bowels of mercies
Clothing imagery exhorts virtues fitting God’s chosen people.
arrayed in fine linen
Garment imagery represents righteous deeds granted to the bride.
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