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Show Notes
Most of us think of teaching as verbally explaining truths. Sometimes that is the case, but Jesus takes two different tactics to convey truths to those around him. First, in this passage he uses the metaphor of the fig tree. The people of God are called to bear fruit; Jesus rebukes a tree for not bearing fruit and curses it. This is a metaphor for Israel and the temple-- it isn't bearing fruit as it is called, and therefore, Jesus rebukes it. This will culminate in the destruction of the temple and fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.