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for it was not the season for figs – 6
When I would gather them, declares the LORD,there are no grapes on the vine,nor figs on the fig tree;even the leaves are withered,and what I gave them has passed away from them.” Jeremiah 8:13 Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem’s crowds Recall the fig tree and all the symbols of Jerusalem. You can almost hear Jesus lamenting:…
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for it was not the season for figs – 4
Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. John 6:15 Conspiracy to force Jesus to be King Returning to Galilee, held by Rome.. Jesus faced crowds with different motivations than the Lord God on occasions other than His…
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for it was not the season for figs – 3
You will break the oppressor’s rod,just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian. Isaiah 9:4b NLT the Oppressor’s Rod We expect a powerful King to save us, not a loving, all-powerful King. “..and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 We…
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