The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:3
He was little of stature . Such a curious detail comes, of course, from some memoir written just at the time. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:4
Into a sycomore tree . Floss sycomorus, the fig-mulberry, is here meant. It grew in the Jordan valley to a considerable height; the low, spreading branches were easy to climb. "We can picture the scene to our mind's eye. The eager, wistful, supplicating face looking down from the fresh green foliage—it was early spring—and meeting the gaze of Jesus as he passed" (Dean Plumptre). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:5
Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. Jericho was one of the cities of the priests, and yet our Lord, setting public opinion at defiance, passed over their houses, and announced his intention of lodging for the night with one whose life's occupation was so hateful to the Jewish religious world. The Master recognized in the intense eagerness of Zacchaeus to get a sight of him, and possibly a word from him, that it was in the chief publican's house where... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:1
And Jesus entered ... - See the notes at Matthew 20:29. This means, perhaps, “he was passing” through Jericho when Zacchaeus saw him. His house was “in” Jericho. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:2
A man named Zacchaeus - The name Zacchaeus is Hebrew, and shows that this man was a “Jew.” The Hebrew name properly means “pure,” and is the same as Zacchai in Ezra 2:9; Nehemiah 7:14. The publicans, therefore, were not all foreigners.Chief among the publicans - Who presided over other tax-gatherers, or who “received” their collections and transmitted them to the Roman government.He was rich - Though this class of people was despised and often infamous, yet it seems that they were sometimes... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:3
Who he was - Rather “what sort of person,” he was, or how he appeared. He had that curiosity which is natural to people to see one of whom they have heard much. It would seem, also, that in this case mere “curiosity” led to his conversion and that of his family. Compare 1 Corinthians 14:23-25. God makes use of every principle - of curiosity, or sympathy, or affection, or hope, or fear - to lead people in the way of salvation, and to impress truth on the minds of sinners.The press - The crowd;... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:4
A sycamore tree - See this described in the notes at Luke 17:6. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:5
Abide at thy house - Remain there, or put up with him. This was an honor which Zacchaeus did not expect. The utmost, it seems, which he aimed at was to see Jesus; but, instead of that, Jesus proposed to remain with him, and to give him the benefit of his personal instruction. It is but one among a thousand instances where the Saviour goes, in bestowing mercies, far beyond the desert, the desire, or the expectation of men; and it is not improper to learn from this example that solicitude to... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 19:1-2
Luke 19:1-2. Jesus entered and passed through Jericho Namely, after performing the miracle recorded at the close of the preceding chapter. He was now on his way from the other side Jordan to Bethany, near Jerusalem, to which place he hastened, with a view to be there eight or ten days before the passover, intending to preach and work miracles in the most public manner, under the eye of all the people, and of the grandees, of whose resentment he was no longer afraid, because his ministry had... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:1-10
A son of Abraham found in Zacchaeus the publican. The healing of blind Bartimaeus was not the only saving act done by Jesus at Jericho. A notable publican, called Zacchaeus, becomes the object of our Lord's compassion and the subject of his grace. He was at the head of the custom-house, as we should now call it, and in his important post he had become rich. Having heard of Jesus and seen the advancing crowd, his curiosity prompted him to have a look at him if possible; but, being little of... read more