Apples of Gold - December 29

Jesus’ “cursing” of the fig tree is not an indication that the Lord was having some sort of temper tantrum brought on by His hunger. “Cursing” in this case did not involve the use of profanity but was simply a pronouncement against the tree. Throughout Scripture, the fig tree is used as a type of Israel. Consequently, a fruitless fig tree being cursed by the Lord—Israel’s Messiah and prophesied King—would have great meaning to Christ’s Jewish disciples. And although they have been temporarily set aside, as Paul points out in Romans:11:1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
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"For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom…"

—1 Corinthians:1:22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
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