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Luke 19:1-10

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1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”

6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”

8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”

9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.

10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

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1)       According to verses 1 and 2 who was there as Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through?

o   A wealthy chief tax collector by the name of Zacchaeus was there.

 

2)       According to verse 3 why couldn’t Zacchaeus see who Jesus was?

o   He couldn’t see over the crowd.

o   Because

o   He was short.

 

3)       According to verse 4 what did Zacchaeus do in order to see Jesus?

o   He ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.

o   Since

o   He was coming that way.

 

4)       According to verse 5 what did Jesus do when he reached the spot?

o   Jesus

§  Looked up.

§  And told Zacchaeus to come down immediately.

§  Because

§  He must stay at his house that day.

 

5)       According to verse 6 what did Zacchaeus do next?

o   He

§  Came down at once.

§  And welcomed Jesus gladly.

 

6)       According to verse 7 what did all the people begin to mutter when they saw what happened?

o   Jesus had gone to be the guest of a sinner.

 

7)       According to verse 8 what did Zacchaeus pledge to Jesus?

o   He

§  Stood up.

§  And pledged to Jesus

Ø  That he would give half of his possessions to the poor. 

Ø  And that he would pay back four times the amount.

Ø  If

Ø  He had cheated anybody out of anything.

 

8)       Why did Zacchaeus choose to be a tax collector even though tax collectors were considered by the Jews to be sinners?

o   It is because he used to love money.

 

9)       How much would Zacchaeus be left with after he made good his pledge to Jesus?

o   Perhaps not much.

 

10)   What had Zacchaeus turned away from in making the pledge to Jesus?

o   He had turned away from the love of money.

 

11)   What was the simultaneous turning to in Zacchaeus’ turning away from the love of money?

o   He was simultaneously turning to God.

 

12)   What do we call the simultaneous turning away from the love of money and turning to God?

o   Repentance.

 

13)   How did Zacchaeus demonstrate that he was producing fruit in keeping with repentance in his life?

o   He demonstrated it by the pledge.

o   That

o   He made to Jesus.

 

14)   According to what Jesus said in verse 9 why had salvation come to Zacchaeus’ house that day?

o   It is because Zacchaeus too was a son of Abraham.

 

15)   According to what Jesus said in verse 10 what did he come to accomplish that led to Zacchaeus’ salvation?

o   The Son of Man came

§  To seek.

§  And to save the lost.

 

16)   What indicated Zacchaeus’ salvation?

o   Producing fruit in keeping with repentance did.

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Luke 19:1-10

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