Luke 19:1 _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho._
There was to be a miracle at each end of Jericho. Long before, it had
been cursed; now it was to have a double blessing.
Luke 19:2. _And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was
the chief among the publicans,_
That is, tax-gathe... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 19:1. _And Jesus entered_
That is, he entered at one end of the town,
Luke 19:1. _And passed through Jericho._
And so came out at the other end of it.
Luke 19:2. _And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was
the chief among the publicans, and he was rich._
It was an important st... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 19:1. _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,... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 19:1. _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
po... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 19:1. _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 in... [ Continue Reading ]