Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? ~ Cross reference of Mark 11:17 to Isaiah 56:6
This is an event that happens after Jesus makes his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Matthew has the fig tree wither immediately while Mark gives a whole day for it to wither. I have already covered the event of Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple court. You can read it by clicking here In this post we will see if what Jesus did is correct. Some commentators use this passage to say that Jesus taught us the power of faith. Others say the fig tree represents Israel and Jesus was predicting how the nation will wither and go into exile. I don't think the later is right as Jesus specifically calls out the point that with faith anything is possible. But the real question is does Tanakh justify his action even if it was to teach his disciples and us about having faith. All Images are links to Google Images. Copyright violations not intended. All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad. This post is not intended to offend anyone's faith b...