Jesus and the fig tree, was Christ being unchristlike?

Wow I never heard about that Fig tree story before this question, so I researched it. Jesus was hungry and he went to get fruit from a fig tree, but the tree was bare since it was not the season for fruit, so he cursed the tree saying "may noone ever get fruit from you again" the next day the tree had died, and jesus told his followers ask and you will receive. doesnt that seem spitefull and selfish? If i cant have it noone can! Jesus wasnt being very christian ironically.

Jesus and the fig tree, was Christ being unchristlike?
Uh oh........here come the "you're not reading it in context" or "consider it this way or when you look at it another way" crowd. OR " that has such a deeper meaning that you need to understand"...................They might even add a new verse somewhere in the new testament.
Reply:I like the explanation that in cursing the fig, F.I.G., Jesus was preemptively attacking Kant's doctrine of Freewill, Immortality, God. You can make "sense" of anything if you're willing to be disingenuous enough - even the Bible!





It's interesting, though, that the fig was also a symbol of sexuality - see the "Song of Songs," chapter 2 verse 13. Interesting because we all know how "Christians" feel about sex.
Reply:What do you do ,wake up in the morning and start to complain ,Bet you don't have any friends
Reply:Christ was proving a point. What He was saying was telling His disciples who were with Him when the tree withered, that they too are capable of doing such things with faith. Wnough faith in Christ and anyone can wither a tree and later He goes on to say that with enough faith as a Christian we can move mountains if only we believe. It was not about the tree not feeding Him, it was about another lessons that He was teaching the disciples. God Bless.
Reply:We read about how Jesus looked at a fig tree for figs and there were none there; there was only leaves on the tree. With that Jesus cursed the fig tree and the next morning the apostles noticed that the tree that Jesus cursed dried up and was dead. This seems to be a strange event. First, because Jesus seemed to be expecting something and it did not happen. And second; because Jesus seems to takes out his disappointment on a tree. But we must remember Jesus did things to give us illustrations.





The first thing that Jesus did when he came to Jerusalem and the temple was to look around. Mark 11: 11; “And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things”. The first thing that Jesus did with the fig tree was to look for fruit.





Often in the Bible the fig tree is used to represent the nation of Israel (cf. Hos 9:10; Nah 3:12; Zech 10:2). The tree was fully in leaf, but it lacked fruit. So too was the nation. Its spiritual center, the temple, was rife with religious activity but it bore no fruit.





In the Old Testament God used the blooming of Aaron’s rod at the beginning of the levitical priesthood in Num. 17:8. This rod was a type of Christ and it bloomed with flowers and almonds. This was a sign of blessing. However this time it’s the opposite. The temple was ripe for judgment and, like the tree, it would never be revived. Both the temple and its sacrificial system were finished. Jesus would build a new one (Heb 12:22-24).
Reply:how could Christ be unChrist like? can Greg be unGreg like......how can the picture tell the painter its the wrong color
Reply:In the symbolism of the Scriptures, a fruitless, withered tree was worthy of nothing more than being cut down (cf. Psa. 90:6; Hos. 9:16). “Withering” was a symbol of imminent death (Joel 1:12). In the blasting of this fruitless fig tree, the Son of God was suggesting this:











The nation, as a political entity, had become a worthless mechanism in the sacred scheme of things. It thus was worthy of nothing but destruction.





That destruction would shortly come (within forty years—A.D. 66-70) with the invasion of the land by the Roman armies (cf. Mt. 22:7ff; 24:15ff).





The punishment would be complete and final; the “tree” would be dead from the very “roots” (Mk. 11:20).











Conclusion


There was a very good reason why Jesus Christ acted as he did on this occasion. It was not an impulsive act, it was not a misguided, irresponsible gesture. It was a deliberate, highly instructive warning. Unfortunately, the lesson conveyed has been lost upon the minds of many.
Reply:My Pastor once preached about Israel who weren't bearing fruit. And that also Israel was destroyed later for being religious more than having faith in the LORD God.





Well Israel was taken over later %26amp; this religion who really didn't know the Father God, will never bear fruit again.





So, until Israel says, "Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the LORD!".





Jesus Christ is Lord.
Reply:The tree was a picture of the nation of Israel. Since Israel produced no fruit, though it should have, the blessings were passing over to the Gentiles.
Reply:well its like a story with a message, like people saying theyre christians yet when jesus goes to them they have no fruits of the spirit (complex i know)

ben