Nakedness was innocent before the fall
The shame of nakedness a result of the fall
Public exposure of nakedness is indicative of shame or humiliation
Revelation 3:18 See also Genesis 9:22–23; Exodus 20:26; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 16:35–37; Hosea 2:9–10; Amos 2:16; Nahum 3:5; Habakkuk 2:15; Revelation 17:16
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
Exposure of nakedness is symbolic of adultery and prostitution
Ezekiel 23:18 See also Isaiah 57:8; Lamentations 1:8; Ezekiel 16:36
When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
Nakedness is symbolic of dire poverty
Revelation 3:17 See also Deuteronomy 28:48; 2 Chronicles 28:15; Job 1:21, Job 24:4–10; Isaiah 58:6–7; Micah 1:8, Micah 1:11; Romans 8:35; 2 Corinthians 11:27
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.