Adam Clothed as a Priest and Stripped After His Sin

Another interpretation: What is written above? "And the LORD God made garments of skin and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21). This teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, made for him priestly garments, in the manner of what is said (Ezekiel 9:11), "And behold, the man clothed in linen," and it is written, "He shall put on the holy linen tunic" (Leviticus 16:4). From here you learn that the High Priest resembles an angel, "for he is a messenger [angel] of the LORD of hosts" (Malachi 2:7). To what may the matter be compared? To a king who saw a certain commoner and dressed him like the members of the palace court. The members of the court said to the king: Even that one who is a commoner is now like us. So too the angels said before the Holy One, blessed be He: Even Adam, who is a creature of dust, behold he is like us - "Behold, the man has become like one of us." To a king who loved his servant and made him a golden necklace; when the servant transgressed, he took it from him and put chains upon him. So the Holy One, blessed be He, made for Adam priestly garments, and when he sinned He removed them from him, as it is said (Genesis 3:7), "And they sewed fig leaves."