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The Bible Recap

Day 306 (Luke 19) - Year 5

The Bible Recap

Tara-Leigh Cobble

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.833.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

0:13.2

In Luke's account, Jesus hasn't yet entered Jerusalem for the Passover celebration, so

0:17.4

you'll just have to do a little time traveling your head to a few days ago.

0:20.5

He's on his way to Jerusalem and he's passing through Jericho, which is about 10 miles

0:24.2

to the northeast.

0:25.2

It's called the City of Palms, and when you pass it in the desert, it looks like an oasis.

0:29.9

It's also considered to be possibly the oldest city in the world.

0:34.0

There's a big crowd heading into Jerusalem for the holiday, and Jesus is just one of the

0:38.0

many.

0:39.0

But a tax collector named Zacchaeus is super curious about him and is hoping to catch

0:42.8

a glimpse of him as he's passing through town.

0:45.2

What I love about this story is that Zacchaeus doesn't need anything tangible from Jesus.

0:49.8

He's not sick, he's not demonized, all seems to be well in his world.

0:53.7

In fact, he's one of the most wealthy, powerful men in town.

0:57.2

He's just deeply curious.

1:00.1

It's easy to realize our need for God when we have a tangible, real need, but for a wealthy

1:04.8

businessman to be curious about Jesus is a different thing altogether.

1:09.0

He's so intrigued that he climbs a tree to see Jesus.

1:12.9

What do you think prompts a person like Zacchaeus to have curiosity like that?

1:17.2

Jesus looks up at him, calls him by his name, and is like, I'm coming for dinner tonight.

1:22.4

I hope you have dried digs and chicken minis in the pantry somewhere.

1:25.8

While the very act of inviting himself to dinner anywhere might shock some people, the

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