Contradiction with Genesis 1:29
Mark 11:12 mentions Jesus being hungry and finding a fig tree without fruit, despite being outside the harvest season. Genesis 1:29 states that God has given every seed-bearing plant as food, suggesting there should be provision at all times.
Genesis 1:29: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. [bearing...: Heb. seeding seed] [yielding...: Heb. seeding seed]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:4
This verse highlights the blessing of fruitfulness, contradicting the barrenness of the fig tree.
Deuteronomy 28:4: Blessed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:7-8
These verses describe a tree that does not cease to bear fruit, contrasting with the fig tree that lacked fruit in Mark 11:12.
Jeremiah 17:7-8: Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:10-11
This verse explains that God's word accomplishes its purposes, suggesting a contradiction with the barren fig tree not fulfilling its purpose.
Isaiah 55:10-11: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Contradiction with Matthew 6:26
This verse suggests that God provides for the needs of all creatures, contrasting with Jesus finding no fruit on the fig tree when He was hungry.
Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?