We come to the eighth plague, which will be an ominous sign of the final judgment to come.
Sermons from August 2021
This is the third parable that Jesus tells describing the coming judgment and reversal of the kingdom of heaven.
We now come to the seventh plague, which is the beginning of the final third cycle.
This is the second of three parables that describe the coming judgment and fulfillment of the kingdom of heaven on earth through the work of Christ.
We continue with the plague narrative in Exodus.
All legitimate authority comes from God.
Reference: Ecclesiastes 1:4-11
Reference: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
As we continue in the judgments of the ten plagues on Egypt, we see God now makes a distinction between Israel and Egypt.
In our text, Jesus seems to be acting out of character as he curses a fig tree, which bears no fruit. We need to understand this in context as Jesus gives us a living parable about the danger of hypocrisy.