The Curious Incident of the Fig Tree

My mom studied horticulture and could make a dead stick grow leaves. I do not have her genes. So what I am telling you know comes from sources who do know about fig trees. Here’s what they tell me. Fig trees have a pattern in how they produce fruit. First, they sprout baby figs that have a bad taste and are really inedible. After these baby figs sprout, then the tree grows leaves and as the leaves develop, the baby figs mature and become sweet and delicious…ready to be eaten by anyone, including a hungry Savior.

This botanical lesson is important because when Jesus sees the lush and…