Holy Monday

As we continue with Holy Week, today we remember Jesus cursing a fig tree, and clearing the Temple.

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Some of the events of Holy Monday

• Jesus heads back into Jerusalem
• On the way, He sees a fig tree that has not borne fruit and curses it
• He uses the tree to teach about having inner righteousness, not just a nice appearance outside
• He weeps over the city’s lack of faith
• He cleanses the temple, driving out the merchants

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Mark 11:12-14 (NLT)

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12 The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 
13 He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. 
14 Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it.

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Luke 19:45-48 (NLT)

Jesus Clears the Temple
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices. 
46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”
47 After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. 
48 But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.

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Attributions

• Article: Scriptures to read each day during Holy Week from BibleStudyTools.com​
• Images: Good News Productions International and College Press Publishing from FreeBibleImages.org
• ​​Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.