Matthew the apostle wrote, “And when they drew near unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway you shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me”, and in chapter twenty-one and verse three of his book, Matthew shares how Jesus told them to say, “the Lord has need of them” where we read:
And if any man say ought unto you, you shall say,
The Lord has need of them; and straightway he will send them.
The verse reads, “And if any man say ought unto you, you shall say, ...”. Matthew began with the words, “and if any man” or “and whether any person whether male or female” “say ought” which means “utters, declares and proclaims some certain thing” “unto you” which refers to “to the two disciples”, “you shall say” which means “the disciples were to respond and answer with the following”. Matthew shared how Jesus gave instructions to His disciples if they encountered anyone who asked them what they were doing with the donkeys.
The verse continues, “... The Lord has need of them; and straightway he will send them.” Matthew added the words, “the Lord” or “the One to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah” “has need” which means “has occasion, business, want and desire” “of them” which refers to “of the two donkeys”. Matthew wrote how Jesus told His disciples to explain to the ones questioning them that He needed them.
When we think through Matthew's words in this verse, we see how Jesus anticipated the reaction of people when the two disciples would “unloose and set free” the donkeys. We might imagine how we would question someone who was loosing our donkeys if we were the owners of them. God's plan of salvation for mankind is being revealed through these scriptures, and because He desires a relationship with every person through His Son Jesus, even the answers that are to be given to those who question are provided in advance. Let all who read these words discover God's detail in the plan of “salvation” for people to be “forgiven” for their sins.
Next time Matthew shares how, “all this was done, that it might be fulfilled”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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