Why did John the Baptist send two friends to ask Jesus if He was the Christ?
John the Baptist sent two friends to ask Jesus whether He was the Christ so that John's knowledge could be reinforced. Jesus replied by telling them to report the miracles they heard and saw, which proved His identity to Israel, because the Jews required a sign.
Les explains that John the Baptist sent two of his friends to seek Jesus out somewhere in the land of Israel. They asked whether He was the Christ or whether they were still looking for another. Jesus answered by telling them to go show John again what they heard and saw: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Les teaches that Jesus performed these miracles to the nation of Israel to prove who He was. The Jews require a sign, as 1 Corinthians 1 says, and this had been their nature all the way through the Old Testament. Thus the inquiry was met with evidence meant to reinforce John's knowledge that Jesus is the Christ.