If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” In a small village such as Bethphage, one might expect that two strangers taking off with someone else’s property would be challenged. Mark and Luke tell us that the two disciples were, in fact, questioned about taking the animals; and Luke notes that they were questioned by the animals’ owners (Mark 11:5; Luke 19:33). However, when informed that the Lord needs them, the owners were pleased to oblige
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