And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him - "and straightway he will send him hither" (Mark 11:3). Remarkable words! But the glorious Speaker knew all, and had the key of the human heart. (See the note at Luke 19:5.) It is possible the owner was a disciple; but whether or no, the Lord knew full well what the result would be. A remarkable parallel to it will be found in the case of Samuel (see 1 Samuel 10:2-7); but with this noteworthy difference, that it is impossible to read the narrative of Samuel's directions without observing that he knew himself all the while to be but a servant of the Lord, whereas the Lord Himself is in every utterance and act of Jesus on this occasion.