A. Characteristics •Tax collector (cf. 18:10) • Rich (cf. 18:18) • Ruler (arch in 19:2 as in 18:18). • Young (cf. Matt. 19:22; Lk. 2:52) • Sinner (cf. 18:13, 5:30, 19:7, 10)
B. Seeking • Climbed up (cf. 18:31 anebai) • Curiosity (cf. 9:9; 23:8)
II. Zacchaeus In Christ
A. Conversion (cf. 5:27-32; 1 Tim. 1:5) • Both tax collectors • Both reckoned to be sinners • Jesus' description (19:10 w/ 5:31-32) • Jesus takes the initiative (5:27 w/ 19:5). • Christ calls and they immediately respond (5:28 w/ 19:6) • Both have Christ in their homes (5:29 w/ 19:7) • Both have an impact on others around them (5:29 w/ 19:8) • In both cases there is grumbling (5:30w/ 19:7) • In both instances Jesus answers the grumblers and describes what has just happened as being the salvation sinners (5:31-32 w/ 19:9-10)
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Rev. David Reese served as the pastor of the Springs Reformed Church from 2002-2014. He is a graduate (Master of Divinity) of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.