The next day, after leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. From far away, he noticed a fig tree in leaf, so he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing except leaves, since it wasn’t the season for figs. So he said to it, “No one will ever again eat your fruit!” His disciples heard this. They came into Jerusalem. After entering the temple, he threw out those who were selling and buying there. He pushed over the tables used for currency exchange and the chairs of those who sold doves. He didn’t allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. He taught them, “Hasn’t it been written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you’ve turned it into a hideout for crooks.” The chief priests and legal experts heard this and tried to find a way to destroy him. They regarded him as dangerous because the whole crowd was enthralled at his teaching. When it was evening, Jesus and his disciples went outside the city. Early in the morning, as Jesus and his disciples were walking along, they saw the fig tree withered from the root up. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look how the fig tree you cursed has dried up.” Jesus responded to them, “Have faith in God! I assure you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea’—and doesn’t waver but believes that what is said will really happen—it will happen. Therefore I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you will receive it, and it will be so for you. (Mark 11:12-24, CEB)
Ok re-read the first four lines of that text.
Jesus was hungry and as he was leaving Bethany he spotted a fig tree off in the distance. He got closer to the tree and saw only leaves because it wasn’t the season for figs. And finding nothing to eat he cursed the tree and and said no one will ever eat fruit from you.
Excuse me? Jesus was hangry and just cursed a tree even though it wasn’t the season for figs. Now yes he is the son of God and could have made figs grow, but we heard nothing of this magic. He just comes upon the tree expecting fruit in a season when there is no fruit. And when it is as it should be for the season, Jesus curses the tree.
Does this mean Jesus didn’t have enough faith or believe it would really happen?
Sometimes I am baffled by the texts included in Holy Scripture…
Loving People. Loving God.
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I wonder if this shows Jesus’ humanity – getting mad when “things don’t go His way”. We certainly do that at times.
We do and it does show humanity aspects in Jesus for sure