“If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.'" (Mark 11:3)
I told you yesterday about an inordinate detail explanation for the process of bringing a colt. When it reaches to the above verse it goes to extreme. Jesus instructed the disciple, if anyone asked them “Why are you doing this” then told him “The Lord needs it.” There might be a certain circumstance to explain in detail for such insignificant story.
I think there are two points. First is to protect Jesus’ Messianic character based on the Old Testament as a prophet Zechariah proclaimed in Zechariah 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The other is to provide a clue for a certainty of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem saying “Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem is very clear as you can see the detailed process of bringing a colt.”
The interesting point here is a similar process between to bring a colt by sending two disciples and to arrange a room to observe Passover. (Mark 14:12-16) When the disciples entered into the city then they could meet a man carrying a jar of water and he would show them a large upper room, furnished and ready. According to the authors of gospels, the ability to arrange a certain work in this way might vividly prove Jesus’ Messianic character.
However, there was a high possibility of beforehand discussion between Jesus and the owner of colt. The password would be “the Lord needs it” when two strange men untied a colt. Through seeming a little farcical process, a colt appeared on the stage of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem by taking an important position.
I told you yesterday about an inordinate detail explanation for the process of bringing a colt. When it reaches to the above verse it goes to extreme. Jesus instructed the disciple, if anyone asked them “Why are you doing this” then told him “The Lord needs it.” There might be a certain circumstance to explain in detail for such insignificant story.
I think there are two points. First is to protect Jesus’ Messianic character based on the Old Testament as a prophet Zechariah proclaimed in Zechariah 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The other is to provide a clue for a certainty of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem saying “Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem is very clear as you can see the detailed process of bringing a colt.”
The interesting point here is a similar process between to bring a colt by sending two disciples and to arrange a room to observe Passover. (Mark 14:12-16) When the disciples entered into the city then they could meet a man carrying a jar of water and he would show them a large upper room, furnished and ready. According to the authors of gospels, the ability to arrange a certain work in this way might vividly prove Jesus’ Messianic character.
However, there was a high possibility of beforehand discussion between Jesus and the owner of colt. The password would be “the Lord needs it” when two strange men untied a colt. Through seeming a little farcical process, a colt appeared on the stage of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem by taking an important position.
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