The coats were rather too big for them so
that they came down to their heels and
looked more like royal robes than coats
when they had put them on.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
As the children begin to venture out into the forest and become
cold, Lucy suggests putting on some coats that are in the Wardrobe.
The coats from the Wardrobe look more like royal robes on the
children. As the children put them on we are told that the coats
came down to their heels.
It is interesting that the coats look like “royal robes,” and it is
significant that they come from the Wardrobe. We find later on that
these four children would rule over Narnia and this appears to be
a foreshadowing of what is to come. The reference to royal robes
could also be a reminder of something more.
In John 10:9 Jesus refers to himself as the door to eternal life and
says, “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and
will go in and out and find pasture” (NKJV).
Just as the Wardrobe allows the children to enter into another
world, Jesus, the Door, allows those who believe entrance to
heaven. By walking through the Door we, also, are clothed in
Christ and become instantly the children of God, who have a
glorious inheritance because we are part of God’s family.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth
into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that
can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for
you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power
until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be
revealed in the last time. – 1 Peter 1:3-5 (NIV)
Now you’re dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item
of your new way of life is custom-made by the
Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are
now obsolete. So, chosen by God for this new life
of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for
you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength,
discipline. – Colossians 3:10, 12 (MSG)
