indicating it has been retrieved from a stable or pasture and prepared for an expected service. Jesus likely has many friends who have been awed and gratified by His bringing Lazarus, their fellow villager, back from the dead (John 11:17–45). 3. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. That the use of the donkey probably is prearranged is indicated by the instructions Jesus gives to the two disciples. They need only