Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs — the apparent problem: it was not the season for figs, yet Jesus cursed it for having no figs. The resolution: Palestinian fig trees normally produce small pre-figs (taqsh) before the main crop, appearing with or before the leaves in spring. A tree in full leaf but without pre-figs signals it will produce no crop that year. The leaves without fruit is the sign of the fruitless appearance without substance.

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