Luke 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold,*** these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree***, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Our volunteer fig trees generally take three years to make figs. On the right side is a wild fig tree in my yard it has entered its second year as of this last October. Notice it has sharp red leaves and is carrying no figs for this year.
On the left side is another older wild fig tree, its sap or energy is being spent on producing figs; those furry little balls. Those are actually the bloom of the fig tree, which are inverted and become the fruit that is eaten.
A fig tree in the vineyard represented the priests and prophets of the temple. They had the tzutz/bloom (the root of tzitzit) on the inside of them, they taught the people.
In 70 CE the fig tree was uprooted when the temple was destroyed. Figs are ready for harvest in the 6th biblical month.
Mark 11:12-14 ** **And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13** **And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14** **And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.Luke 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold,*** these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree***, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Our volunteer fig trees generally take three years to make figs. On the right side is a wild fig tree in my yard it has entered its second year as of this last October. Notice it has sharp red leaves and is carrying no figs for this year.
On the left side is another older wild fig tree, its sap or energy is being spent on producing figs; those furry little balls. Those are actually the bloom of the fig tree, which are inverted and become the fruit that is eaten.
A fig tree in the vineyard represented the priests and prophets of the temple. They had the tzutz/bloom (the root of tzitzit) on the inside of them, they taught the people.
In 70 CE the fig tree was uprooted when the temple was destroyed. Figs are ready for harvest in the 6th biblical month.
Mark 11:12-14 ** **And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13** **And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14** **And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.Updated Feb 17, 2020, 9:19 PM
