For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 There is a joke that asks, "which person in the bible couldn't start a car?" Answer: Zach couldn't find the chaeus. Moving right along...... To better understand the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus, it's essential to recognize its tensions. The tensions begin when Jesus is rejected by the people and delivered to the Gentiles. Jesus then meets a man blind because of his sin, who is probably outside the community as an example of one who needs to repent. He cries out to Jesus who heals him, he sees Jesus and glorifies God. Jesus next meets Zacchaeus. He's a tax collector, probably corrupt, practicing extortion, skimming extra for himself, and exploiting his fellow Israelites by collecting for Rome. He's a sinner. Big Time. He's one of the people who has sold out to “the man” and remains outside the in-crowd of the community. Jesus goes to Zacchaeus' house for dinner causing peopl...