Luke 19:4
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So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
Commentaries
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sycamore--the Egyptian fig, with leaves like the mulberry.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The conversion of Zaccheus the publican at Jericho (Luk 19:1-10). II. The parable of the pounds which the king entrusted with his servants, and of his rebellious citizens (v. 11-27). III. Christ's riding in triumph (such triumph as it was) into Jerusalem; and his lamentation in prospect of the ruin of that city (v. 28-44). IV. His teaching in the temple, and casting the buyers and sellers out of it (Luk 19:45-48).
Open source ↗19:4 climbed a sycamore-fig tree: This act was very undignified for a man of Zacchaeus’ power and wealth; it shows his genuine spiritual interest in Jesus.
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“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.