After showing the people in Haggai 2:10-19 that it is easier to get dirty than clean, God pointed the way forward to the only way to become clean before him.
Adam was a type of Christ, each having the same role as the representative of his people, but with opposite outcomes.
As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepare them for how to live.
An overview of the history of redemption, from Genesis to Revelation in four acts
