Thank you, my dear friend, for this very interesting question. I’m not sure I’d call this foreknowledge of Jesus a specific miracle, though His amazing foreknowledge of things as recorded in Scripture is certainly a clear sign to those of faith that Jesus was and is the Christ of God. But now, first of all, I believe that the account that you are referring to occurs in Matthew 21 and in John 12, rather than in Luke 22. However, in Luke 22, we do read about a time when the Lord Jesus foreknew where and how the upper room could be obtained for their Passover feast. But in both situations, we read that the Lord sent His disciples to make the appropriate arrangements, and in both instances, He accurately predicted what would happen as they went to carry out their instructions; and all happened just as the Lord Jesus said it would.

It is interesting to note that the foreknowledge of Jesus was not even mentioned in John 12:14-16, but this portion only addressed the fulfillment of the prophesy in Zechariah 9:9.  In John 12:14-16(NKJV) we read: “Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: ‘Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.’ His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.” In the William MacDonald Bible Commentary on these verses, we read: “The disciples did not realize that what was happening was in exact fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy, that Jesus was actually entering Jerusalem as the rightful King of Israel. But after the Lord had gone back to heaven to be glorified at the right hand of the Father, it dawned on the disciples that these events were in fulfillment of the Scriptures.”

Now, turning to the account in Matthew 21:1-11, we do see this foreknowledge mentioned, but the emphasis again shifts to the completion of prophesy as we read in verse 4: “All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet…” Thus, I do believe that the portions of Scripture to which you refer clearly focus less on miracles and more on the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophesies in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. And, how amazing it is to see God’s sovereign plan coming to pass, precise in every detail, though many centuries had gone by!  All Bible prophesy is divinely inspired (2 Timothy 3:16-17), and thus the OT prophesies, written hundreds of years before Christ and completely and accurately accomplished during His earthly ministry confirm that the Bible is absolutely reliable in every detail, and that Jesus is indeed the Christ of God. Now, we know by the Word of God that the Lord Jesus was true God and also true man, and we clearly see in the Gospels that He did have foreknowledge of things to come, and indeed, He knew all things, which I believe clearly identifies Him as God (Matthew 9:4; Luke 5:22; John 18:4). It must be recalled here that while on the earth, the Lord Jesus, though He was true God, did not act in His own power as God, but rather took the place of submission to the Father (Philippians 2:6-7). Thus, Jesus was indeed God with us (Emmanuel), but as true man, He made Himself fully dependent upon the power of the Holy Spirit, and He only ever acted in accordance with the will of His Father (Read Luke 3:22; Luke 4:18,19; John 1:32 and 5:30).

In summary, I believe that the provision of the donkey in Matthew 21 was clear evidence of the fulfillment of an important Bible prophesy regarding the Christ of God, and perhaps not so much a specific miracle in and of itself. The Scriptures, both relating to Christ’s foreknowledge of events and even His mighty works, were given to us in order to clearly show Jesus as the Christ of God, who came to earth to save sinners. This wonderful truth is clearly demonstrated through the fulfillment of prophesy (Isaiah 35:5,6; John 20:30-31).  (SF)  (654.6)