Luke 19, a visual study from The Lampstand Project.
The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
Zacchaeus in his tree. The parable of the ten minas. The triumphal entry. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem. The temple cleared.
Four movements. The lost found, entrusted minas, the entry, the temple.
Luke 19 is the chapter of entry and arrival. Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, finds more than he bargained for when he climbs a tree to see Jesus. The minas parable teaches accountability for what is entrusted. The triumphal entry brings Jesus into Jerusalem. And the chapter ends with something unexpected: Jesus weeps over the city. Then he clears the temple.
A chapter in 3 movements.
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“Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”
Zacchaeus in his tree. Today salvation has come.
Jesus enters Jericho and is passing through. A man named Zacchaeus is there — a chief tax collector and rich. He seeks to see who Jesus is, but on account of the crowd he cannot, because he is small in stature. He runs on ahead and climbs up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he is about to pass that way. When Jesus comes to the place, he looks up and says: Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today. He hurries down and receives him joyfully.
When all see it they grumble: he has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner. But Zacchaeus stands and says: Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone, I restore it fourfold. Jesus says: today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish.”
“Trade with these until I come.”
The ten minas. Faithful with what is entrusted.
He tells a parable, because they suppose the kingdom of God is to appear immediately. A nobleman goes into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return. He calls ten servants and gives them ten minas: engage in business until I come. When he returns, the first has made ten minas more. Well done, good servant! You shall have authority over ten cities. The second has made five minas. He receives five cities.
Another comes: Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a cloth; for I was afraid of you. The master says: you wicked servant! You knew I was severe — why then did you not put my money in the bank? He says: take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten. For I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
“If these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
The triumphal entry. Weeping over Jerusalem. The temple cleared.
He sends two disciples for a colt. They bring it, throw their cloaks on it, and set Jesus on it. People spread their cloaks on the road. The whole multitude cries out: blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! Some Pharisees: teacher, rebuke your disciples. He answers: if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.
As he draws near and sees the city, he weeps over it, saying: would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes. He enters the temple and drives out those who sold, saying: it is written, my house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers. He is teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and scribes seek to destroy him, but they do not find anything they can do, for all the people are hanging on his words.
“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.”
Zacchaeus is the chief tax collector — the highest-status version of the despised category. He is short, curious, and resourceful enough to climb a tree. When Jesus looks up and calls his name, the crowd grumbles. Zacchaeus responds with half his goods to the poor and fourfold restitution. Jesus: today salvation has come to this house. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
The chapter of the arrival.
Jesus enters Jericho and is passing through. Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector and rich, seeks to see who Jesus is but cannot because of the crowd — he is small of stature. He runs ahead and climbs a sycamore tree. When Jesus comes to the place, he looks up: Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today. He hurries down and receives him joyfully. All grumble. Zacchaeus: Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor; if I have defrauded anyone, I restore it fourfold. Jesus: today salvation has come to this house.
He tells the minas parable because they suppose the kingdom will appear immediately. A nobleman goes to receive a kingdom and entrusts ten minas to ten servants. When he returns: the faithful servants receive authority over cities. The one who hid his mina in a cloth has it taken from him. He then draws near to Bethphage and Bethany, sends disciples for a colt, and rides toward Jerusalem. The whole multitude cries: blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Some Pharisees: rebuke your disciples. Jesus: if these were silent the very stones would cry out.
“If you had known, even you, at least in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.”Luke 19:42 ESV
All scripture quoted from the English Standard Version (ESV). A study from The Lampstand Project.