Upon coming to the tree expecting to find something to eat, Jesus instead discovered that the fig tree had no fruit on it and cursed the tree saying, вЂњMay no fruit ever come from you again!вЂќ (Matthew 21:19 Mark 11:14). On His way, both Matthew and Mark record that He was hungry and saw a fig tree in the distance that had leaves on it (Mark 11:13). Now, the next day, Jesus is again on His way to Jerusalem from where He was staying in Bethany. Jesus had entered Jerusalem a day earlier amid the praise and worship of the Jewish people who were looking to Him as the King/Messiah who was going to deliver them from Roman occupation (Matthew 21:1-11 Mark 11:1-11).

Finally, we must have a basic understanding of the fig tree itself, its growing seasons, etc.ДЇirst, in looking at the general chronological setting of the passage, we see that it happened during the week before His crucifixion. For example, when did this occur, what was the setting, and where did it happen? Also, in order to fully understand this passage, we need to have an understanding of the importance of the fig tree as it relates to the nation of Israel and understand how the fig tree is often used in the Scriptures to symbolically represent Israel. In order to properly understand this passage, we must first look at the chronological and geographical setting. Like all Scripture, the key to understanding this passage comes from understanding the context in which it happened. While there are slight differences between the two accounts, they are easily reconciled by studying the passages. First, it is seen in Matthew 21:18-22, and then also in Mark 11:12-14. The account of Jesus cursing the barren fig tree is found in two different gospel accounts.

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