Genesis 3:6-7
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 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.
A previous verse in Genesis 2:25, before this incident occurs, tells us ‘Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.’ The writer of Genesis needed us to know this, it was noteworthy to them, that two people could be as exposed as they were yet feel no shame.
But now, in this moment, shame entered the heart of humanity. A feeling that hadn’t been encountered before, but one that would shape the actions of many people thereafter. The shame, that the enemy’s lies had ushered in, would hang over us and if unchecked, would distance us from our heavenly Father.
When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, they felt ashamed. They knew they had done the wrong thing. This had never happened to them before, it was a brand new feeling, that they wouldn’t be able to forget. This feeling would make them want to hide from God.