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scubashnurpel t1_iyew6lj wrote

The point of the verse is that it was in season because it had leaves. It was a creation that wasn’t doing what it was created to do. So it was pointless.

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Alexdoh OP t1_iyewrs6 wrote

> The point of the verse is that it was in season because it had leaves. It was a creation that wasn’t doing what it was created to do. So it was pointless.

Not really

> The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

> In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”

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