The Four Seasons
One
of
the
more
amazing
examples
of
how
God
provides
for
humans
consists
in
His
staggering of plant growth. This is very important for both aesthetic and practical reasons.
First,
most
people
delight
in
the
diversity
nature
exhibits
as
it
moves
through
the
year.
The
refreshing
variety
of
the
seasons
relieves
the
monotony
of
life
and
offers
the
gift
of
natural
beauty.
Who
does
not
enjoy
the
return
of
the
mild
days
and
colorful
foliage
of
fall,
the
crisp
air
and
snow
of
winter,
the
emerging
greenery
and
beautiful
flowers
of
spring,
and
the
warmth
and
blue
skies
of
summer?
Moreover,
the
Earth
is
adorned
with
flowers
through
much
of
the
year.
Roses,
for
example,
bloom
in
the
spring
or
summer
while
chrysanthemums
put
on
their
glorious
displays
in
the
fall.
How
dreary
the
world
would
be
for
much
of
the
year
if
all
flowers
exploded
into
bloom
at
the
same
time
but
for
only
a
few
weeks.
Instead,
God
stretches
out
their
beauty
for
people
to
admire
over a much longer time.
Second,
this
arrangement
is
a
blessing
for
very
practical
reasons.
Because
plants
green
and
their
leaves
and
fruits
become
edible
at
different
times,
people
and
animals
have
food
available
to
them
all,
or
much
of,
the
year.
For
this
reason,
many
herbivorous
animals
migrate
with
the
seasons
in
pursuit
of
food.
Also,
the
fact
that
all
crops
do
not
ripen
simultaneously
makes
it
possible
for
humans
to
focus
on
gathering
them
one-at-a-time.
This
means
that
the
harvesters
are
not
overwhelmed
with
work
in
one
short
season.
Rather,
they
may
finish
harvesting,
processing,
and
storing
one
kind
of
crop
before
they
move
on
to
the
next.
Thus,
in
the
Bible,
barley,
wheat,
and
grapes
ripened
in
different
months
(cf.
Ex.
9:31,32;
Amos
9:13).
Even
more
important
in
a
global
economy
is
the
fact
that
the
seasons
in
the
northern
and
southern
hemispheres
are
the
opposite
of
one
another.
When
it
is
winter
in
one,
it
is
summer
in
the
other.
This
means
that
out-of-season
crops
can
be
imported
from
one
hemisphere
to
the
other
so
people
can
enjoy
the
same
fruits
and
foods
throughout the year.
Multiple
factors
vary
the
ripening
of
crops.
One
is
surely
the
inherent
genetics
of
each
plant,
but
perhaps
the
most
obvious
one
is
simply
the
Earth’s
alternating
seasons.
The
four
seasons,
in
turn,
are
due
to
the
fact
that
the
Earth
does
not
stand
straight
up
and
down
in
relation
to
the
sun
but
is
tilted
at
a
23.5-degree
angle.
This
means
that
the
northern
hemisphere
inclines
toward
the
sun
and
receives
more
direct
sunlight
in
its
summer,
while
its
southern
hemisphere
at
the
same
time
experiences
its
winter
and
receives
less
direct
sunlight.
After
the
Earth
has
moved
to
the
other
side
of
its
annual
revolution
around
the
sun,
the
exact
opposite
occurs:
winter
in
the
northern
hemisphere
and
summer
in
the
southern
hemisphere.
So,
over
the
course
of
a
year,
the
seasons
are
constantly
moving
up
and
down
the
Earth’s
surface,
resulting
in
a
gradual
ripening
of
plants
throughout their growing season, all to the immense benefit of God’s creatures.
Yet,
one
other
factor
to
consider
in
God’s
grand
orchestration
of
natural
elements
is
the
topography,
or
changes
in
the
surface,
of
the
Earth.
The
surface
of
the
land
tends
not
to
be
flat.
There
are
valleys,
hills,
and
mountains.
The
changes
in
elevation
these
natural
features
represent
provide
more
than
scenic
vistas.
They
cause
plants
to
grow
and
their
fruits
to
ripen
gradually.
Therefore,
for
instance,
shepherds
can
move
their
flocks
up
and
down
the
mountainsides
in
pursuit
of fresh growth without overgrazing one area by staying there too long.
What
the
Bible
says
of
the
human
body
is
just
as
true
of
the
Earth
itself:
“…
I
am
fearfully
and
wonderfully made; wonderful are Thy works, and my soul knows it very well” (Psa. 139:14).
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat,
and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” (Gen. 8:22).
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest,
and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day
and night shall not cease” (Gen. 8:22).
The Four Seasons
One
of
the
more
amazing
examples
of
how
God
provides
for
humans
consists
in
His
staggering
of
plant
growth.
This
is
very
important
for
both
aesthetic
and
practical reasons.
First,
most
people
delight
in
the
diversity
nature
exhibits
as
it
moves
through
the
year.
The
refreshing
variety
of
the
seasons
relieves
the
monotony
of
life
and
offers
the
gift
of
natural
beauty.
Who
does
not
enjoy
the
return
of
the
mild
days
and
colorful
foliage
of
fall,
the
crisp
air
and
snow
of
winter,
the
emerging
greenery
and
beautiful
flowers
of
spring,
and
the
warmth
and
blue
skies
of
summer?
Moreover,
the
Earth
is
adorned
with
flowers
through
much
of
the
year.
Roses,
for
example,
bloom
in
the
spring
or
summer
while
chrysanthemums
put
on
their
glorious
displays
in
the
fall.
How
dreary
the
world
would
be
for
much
of
the
year
if
all
flowers
exploded
into
bloom
at
the
same
time
but
for
only
a
few
weeks.
Instead,
God
stretches
out
their
beauty
for
people
to
admire
over
a
much
longer
time.
Second,
this
arrangement
is
a
blessing
for
very
practical
reasons.
Because
plants
green
and
their
leaves
and
fruits
become
edible
at
different
times,
people
and
animals
have
food
available
to
them
all,
or
much
of,
the
year.
For
this
reason,
many
herbivorous
animals
migrate
with
the
seasons
in
pursuit
of
food.
Also,
the
fact
that
all
crops
do
not
ripen
simultaneously
makes
it
possible
for
humans
to
focus
on
gathering
them
one-at-a-time.
This
means
that
the
harvesters
are
not
overwhelmed
with
work
in
one
short
season.
Rather,
they
may
finish
harvesting,
processing,
and
storing
one
kind
of
crop
before
they
move
on
to
the
next.
Thus,
in
the
Bible,
barley,
wheat,
and
grapes
ripened
in
different
months
(cf.
Ex.
9:31,32;
Amos
9:13).
Even
more
important
in
a
global
economy
is
the
fact
that
the
seasons
in
the
northern
and
southern
hemispheres
are
the
opposite
of
one
another.
When
it
is
winter
in
one,
it
is
summer
in
the
other.
This
means
that
out-of-season
crops
can
be
imported
from
one
hemisphere
to
the
other
so
people
can
enjoy
the
same fruits and foods throughout the year.
Multiple
factors
vary
the
ripening
of
crops.
One
is
surely
the
inherent
genetics
of
each
plant,
but
perhaps
the
most
obvious
one
is
simply
the
Earth’s
alternating
seasons.
The
four
seasons,
in
turn,
are
due
to
the
fact
that
the
Earth
does
not
stand
straight
up
and
down
in
relation
to
the
sun
but
is
tilted
at
a
23.5-degree
angle.
This
means
that
the
northern
hemisphere
inclines
toward
the
sun
and
receives
more
direct
sunlight
in
its
summer,
while
its
southern
hemisphere
at
the
same
time
experiences
its
winter
and
receives
less
direct
sunlight.
After
the
Earth
has
moved
to
the
other
side
of
its
annual
revolution
around
the
sun,
the
exact
opposite
occurs:
winter
in
the
northern
hemisphere
and
summer
in
the
southern
hemisphere.
So,
over
the
course
of
a
year,
the
seasons
are
constantly
moving
up
and
down
the
Earth’s
surface,
resulting
in
a
gradual
ripening
of
plants
throughout
their
growing
season,
all
to
the
immense
benefit of God’s creatures.
Yet,
one
other
factor
to
consider
in
God’s
grand
orchestration
of
natural
elements
is
the
topography,
or
changes
in
the
surface,
of
the
Earth.
The
surface
of
the
land
tends
not
to
be
flat.
There
are
valleys,
hills,
and
mountains.
The
changes
in
elevation
these
natural
features
represent
provide
more
than
scenic
vistas.
They
cause
plants
to
grow
and
their
fruits
to
ripen
gradually.
Therefore,
for
instance,
shepherds
can
move
their
flocks
up
and
down
the
mountainsides
in
pursuit
of
fresh
growth
without
overgrazing one area by staying there too long.
What
the
Bible
says
of
the
human
body
is
just
as
true
of
the
Earth
itself:
“…
I
am
fearfully
and
wonderfully
made;
wonderful
are
Thy
works,
and
my
soul
knows
it
very
well”
(Psa. 139:14).
