Zacchaeus: A Transformative Encounter with Jesus

Zacchaeus and Jesus (Based on Luke 19:1–10) Zacchaeus was literally the most hated man in Jericho and Jesus

chose to have dinner at his house. This guy was a tax collector, which meant he worked

for the Romans and got rich by overcharging his own people. Everyone despised him.

But when word spread that Jesus was passing through town, something inside Zacchaeus stirred.

The problem was Zacchaeus was short. Really short. And when Jesus walked down the main road,

thousands of people lined the streets. There was no way he could see over the crowd.

So this grown man, probably in his forties, did something absolutely ridiculous.

He ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a sycamore tree like a little kid. Picture this wealthy,