In His Image Ministries

                                         The Barren Fig Tree - All leaves, no fruits Monday April 10 Holy Monday Bible Reading:      Matt. 21: 18 - 27 Topic:          The Barren Fig Tree Some Theologians say that on this variety of fig tree, the fruit is first formed before the leaves appear. So one would expect to find satisfying fruit on this fig tree that is in full leaf but that was not the case. Jesus did not curse the tree simply because there was no fruit, but He used it to make visual illustration of the state of religious Israel. Israel had produced an outward show of righteousness which they had created after their traditions (15: 1-9; Mark 7: 1-9), yet did n...