MATT. 21:18-22; MARK 11:12-26; MATT. 9:2-8; MARK 2:1-12; LUKE 5:17-26 Full lesson HERE THE WITHERED FIG TREE: Fig trees are cultivated all over the land of Palestine and especially in the mountain areas. The trees grow generally 10 to 15 feet high, and their thick foliage provides dense shade in the summer. In warm climates such as Israel, the fig tree produces two crops each year, an early one which is ripe about June, and a later, more important one which is ripe about Augu

MATT. 8:2-4, 14-17; MARK 1:29-45; LUKE 4:38-41; 5:12-16 Full lesson HERE SIMON'S MOTHER-IN-LAW: According to Mark and Luke, after Jesus left the synagogue, He entered the house of Simon and Andrew (Mark 1:29; Luke 4:38). Simon Peter's wife's mother lay sick with a fever in the house. A LEPER: When Jesus was in one of the cities, a leper came to him, and falling upon his knees, he begged Jesus to heal him. Leprosy was a dreaded disease in Biblical times, not only because of th

JOHN 4:46-54; MARK 1:21-28; LUKE 4:31-37 Full lesson HERE THE NOBLEMAN'S SON: After Jesus attended the marriage celebration in Cana of Galilee and turned the water into wine, He went to Capernaum for a short time and then to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast (John 2:12-25). When He traveled back to Galilee, He passed through Samaria where He encountered the woman at the well (John 4:1-42). He then continued on his journey and arrived again at Cana where a nobleman came to him