How Did God Use Math To Create Nature? Exploring The Fibonacci Sequence & Numbers - Episode 34
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 618 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
What do numbers, patterns, and shapes have to do with nature? A whole lot! Discover how God used math to create nature. Learn about a special pattern of numbers and shapes that show us God’s signature style in the wonderful things He has made.
Here’s our trail map:
- Who Was Fibonacci and What Important Numbers Did He Discover?
- Why Are Shapes Important in Nature?
- How Do Numbers, Shapes, and Patterns in Nature Point to God?
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One of the books used for research: Wild Fibonacci: Nature’s Secret Code Revealed
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“I the LORD do not change.” Malachi 3:6 (NIV)
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
“God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace…” 1 Corinthians 14:33 (NCV)
“For in him (Jesus) all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Colossians 1:16-17 (NIV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Mathematician: Someone who studies and uses math in their work. They are experts in math.
Pattern: A pattern is something like numbers or shapes that happen in a regular or repeated way.
Consistent: Something is unchanging, or remains the same over time.
Geometry: The study of shapes and figures in math.
Golden Rectangle: A special rectangle shape that is made from Fibonacci’s number sequence.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Magnify: A Wild & Wonderful Summer Adventure by Nat Theo
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:04.0 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
| 0:08.1 | And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide and a bonus video of content every single week. |
| 0:17.0 | So you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo |
| 0:23.1 | Club at Aaron Linum.com slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.1 | Hey listeners, today we have a special bonus episode for you and along with it a free full episode activity guide. |
| 0:41.5 | Both of these are provided for you by CTC Math. |
| 0:45.6 | So before you listen, make sure to download and print that free guide that goes along with |
| 0:50.1 | today's lesson. |
| 0:51.5 | We are looking at some very special numbers and shapes in nature, |
| 0:56.0 | and it will help very much to have that guide |
| 0:58.4 | so you can see what I'm talking about. |
| 1:00.8 | Download and print that guide at aaronlineum.com |
| 1:04.2 | slash Nat Theo 34 or at the link in today's show notes. |
| 1:09.2 | Hello world, wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 1:13.6 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 1:21.6 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 1:23.6 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 1:25.6 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, |
| 1:29.5 | and author. And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, the Bible, and his created |
| 1:36.0 | world with you. Have you ever played with Lego blocks? When my oldest son was about eight years old, |
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