God's Seasonal Plan
Man's fascination with spiritual ritual is endless. Archaeology, history, sociology and other disciplines deal with the superstitions and myths of societies which have disappeared. Museums around the world are laden with the religious figurines, idols, icons, and jewelry of buried civilizations. From their studies of these religious artifacts, archaeologists glean much information about the people who made and used them. Isn't it strange that man’s fascination with the mythological seemingly deliberately overlooked the rich typology seen in God's annual Sabbaths given to ancient Israel?
Egypt, Babylon, Rome; the Mayans, Aztecs, Iroquois, Cheyenne, or the savages of Papua, New Guinea—all have been the subject of intense study of religious idolatry, myth, and superstitions. In a recent issue of National Geographic dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of “India,” dozens of mythological figures of America's aboriginal inhabitants were featured.
How many times have you been told a fraction as much about the God-given picture of God's plan for humanity as revealed through the seasons and God's harvest festivals?
