The Fruitless Fig Tree

The Fruitless Fig Tree
Mark 12-21

I. The Lord's Anticipation

A. His Hunger

Mark 11:12: Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.

B. His Hope

Mark 11:13a: And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves

II. The Lord's Dissatisfaction

A. The Disappointment

Mark 11:13: And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

B. The Deception

Mark 11:13: And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

III. The Lord's Proclamation

A. Judgment was Swift and Severe

Mark 11:14: In response, Jesus said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it.

IV. The Disciples' Recollection

A. The Recognition

Mark 11:20: Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

B. The Remembrance

Mark 11:21: And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away."

Matthew 3:10: And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.