41 The other apostles are no better than the sons of Zebedee. They all
want place, power, prestige. They little know the kind of kingdom they
are to enter. They dream of some oriental despotism in which the whims
of the ruling class, and their desires, are the only law. But in the
kingdom all sovere... [ Continue Reading ]
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11 See Mat_21:10-11
12-14 Compare Mat_21:18-19
12 A beautiful figure of the condition of Israel at that time is
found in the barren fig tree. On a fruitful fig tree the figs form
before the leaves, and the first crop should be ready to eat when the
tree is in full leaf. It was evidently too ear... [ Continue Reading ]