Joseph was not some illegal alien house framer. A carpenter in that society was like being a contractor in ours, and owning a donkey was like owning a Lexus.
owning a donkey was like owning a Lexus.
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First of all, do we really know Jesus owned a donkey? Secondly, no, owning a horse was like owning a Lexus. Were Jesus to ride into Jerusalem today he would be riding in a Ford Focus. The donkey was symbolic of his humility. If he wanted to impress people he would have ridden a horse.