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Luke 19:1-2

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans and he was rich. Jesus Christ had just blessed a blind man who was poor, so poor that he was a common wayside beggar; will he bless the rich man, too? Oh, yes! he knows no distinction of persons, he is ready to bless...

Luke 19:1-2

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. Many of those tax-gatherers were rich; they usually farmed the taxes, and took care to extort all that they possibly could out of the poverty of the people.

Luke 19:1-5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way....

Luke 19:2

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans,— That is, tax-gatherers— Luk_19:2. And he was rich. As they often were, for they farmed the taxes, and then squeezed every farthing they could out of the people.

Luke 19:2

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. It was an important station for the collection of customs; there was a good deal of produce at Jericho upon which there was a tax, so Zacchaeus had a good post: he was rich.

Luke 19:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. That was a fortunate thing for him. We need not all wish to be so tall as some people are. Perhaps Zacchaeus would not have gone up the sycomore tree if he had been a tall man; but the whole story turns upon something which many regard as a...

Luke 19:3-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy...

Luke 19:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; Possibly he had not much respect, but he had great curiosity; he would like to see the man about whom everybody was talking: “He sought to see Jesus who he was.” Luk_19:3. And could not for the press, because he was little of stature. The crowd round about him was so thick that the little short man could not...

Luke 19:3-5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, — Zacchaeus went up into the sycamore tree that he might see Jesus, but he was himself seen there by Jesus; and that, dear...

Luke 19:4-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all...

Luke 19:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree — Do you not see the little short man running in front of the throng, and climbing up a tree that stood in the way? Rich men do not generally climb trees, but here was a man whose curiosity overcame his dignity, so he “climbed up into a sycomore tree” —

Luke 19:4-5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

To see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, Cannot you imagine that you see the blessed Master stopping, and looking up at that tree? Somehow, he always made himself one with those whom he meant to bless. When he spoke to the blind man, he stood as if he were himself blind, and asked him,...

Luke 19:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. Oh, how astonished must the little Jew have been when he heard Christ’s words! Never was a man so taken with surprise before, but with the word there came a divine softness into the heart of the chief of the publicans, and he yielded to that singularly...

Luke 19:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. His surprise at receiving such a message must have been overwhelming, yet he did not suffer that surprise to delay his obedience to Christ’s command.

Luke 19:6

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he made haste, and came down; and received him joyfully. A great change had been suddenly wrought in him; the opening of the blind man’s eyes was not at all more remarkable than the renewing of the heart of Zacchaeus: “He made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.”

Luke 19:6-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. “This professedly superior teacher, this purist, this teacher of the highest morality, has gone to be guest with this tax gatherer, — a man who is a sort of outlaw, a disreputable...

Luke 19:7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. If he had not done so, he could not have gone anywhere, for all men are sinners. “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” But this man was a sinner above others, for he had sold himself to the hated Roman power, and was authorized to collect the conqueror’s taxes from...

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