Too Short to See Jesus
Too Short to See Jesus So picture this: you're Zacchaeus, and you've got a problem that no amount of spiritual devotion can fix. You're rich—filthy, tax-collector rich, which in first-century Judea is basically "collaborator with the Roman occupation" rich. You're also the chief tax collector, meaning you don't just take people's money; you manage the other guys who take people's money. You are, by every social metric, despised. And to top it all off, you're short. Not "could use a boost" short. Not "stand on your tiptoes" short. We're talking "can't see over a crowd of average-height Galileans" short. The man is a wealthy, hated, vertically challenged bureaucrat in a world that values height, honesty, and national loyalty. He is, in short, a walking punchline. And then Jesus comes to town. Now, Jericho is buzzing. Word has spread that this rabbi from Nazareth—this miracle-worker who eats with sinners and t...
