"Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; and He said to them, 'Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, '''Why are you doing this?''' say, 'The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
"So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. But some of those who stood there said to them, '''What are you doing, loosing the colt?''' And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go." (Mark 11:1-6)
Bethany was known as 'the house of figs'; Bethphage, 'the house of immature figs'. Those of the village 'opposite' them were immature relative to those following Jesus. Jesus sent those two disciples to a place where they may not be welcomed to retrieve a colt that would carry Him into Bethany where He was welcomed/honored. Through the Gospels, Jesus showed His disciples: at His word they should follow, just as He commands.
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