The harvest of the earth is at the root of God's purpose for mankind, and humanity is the "field" into which God is planting the "seeds" of His Kingdom. Many of Christ's parables dealt with the sowing of seed and the harvest that could be expected. It should not be surprising, therefore, that the Feasts of Israel should be linked to the rainy seasons in Palestine if they were to be symbols of God's Harvest. Rain has everything to do with the planting and the maturing of seed. When it came to the annual Feasts of Israel, they represented more than the mundane gathering of the fruit of the earth. They represented the planting and the maturing of a spiritual "seed" that God had planted.

Richard O. Govier (1928-2018) was a Protestant pastor and missionary and travelled the world in that capacity. He planted a number of churches as well as training pastors who served in Brazil, Chile, Argentina and across the United States.