春、新しい成長、そして再生に関する18の聖書の一節

The Bible’s spring verses come mostly from farming: seedtime and harvest, rain on the fields, seed that grows while the farmer sleeps, and God’s promise to make things new. Genesis 8:22 describes the year in pairs, beginning with seedtime and harvest. Israel’s first month, Aviv or Abib, was named for the ripening grain (Exodus 13:4), and Passover fell in it. The Song of Solomon gives the best-known picture of the season: “See! The winter is past.” The eighteen verses below…