527th Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parable of the Fig Tree Con't. 2nd Post - Luke 13: 6 - 9.

Luke 13: 6 - 9; 2nd Post, Parable of the Fig Tree continued.
Trees that bear fruit were considered to be very valuable in Israel.  Even the ones that did not produce up to projected yield, were not to be cut down because they were protected by the hand of God (Deut. 20: 19 - 20) .  After three years, it would be expected for a fruit bearing tree to provide fruit in Israel.  The owner of the fruit tree had a right to be upset with the fact that this fig tree had not yet provided any fruit.  The owner of the vineyard was within his rights to ask the keeper of the vineyard to cut the tree down because it was wasting the nutrients of the soil, and taking up space where it was planted.  Now at this point, you need to remember why Jesus chose this time to tell this parable.  Jesus was preaching on the subject of "Repent or Perish", Luke chapter 13.  Now we need to start revealing who the different, parts of this parable are.  The vineyard in this parable represents the Kingdom of God, the fig tree represents Israel, the vinedresser is the Messiah (Jesus Christ).  These are the cast of characters, now we will try to explain the role and significance in this parable.  I have run out of space again, will continue next post.