<TITLE>20. Par 58-59</TITLE>L-58 Said, "You remember that man down here in town they call Zacchaeus, the businessman?"
"Yes, I remember him very well. Uh-huh, he's given me coins before."
"Well, this morning... You know Rebekah, his wife?"
"Yes, I remember Rebekah."
"Well, Rebekah has been praying. Knowing that Jesus was coming to the city, why, she was praying that--that her husband would re--would receive Him as the Saviour. "
"Yes, go ahead, speak on."
"Well, this morning, Zacchaeus was going out to see Him, and he didn't want Jesus to see him. So he run down to the corner of Hallelujah Avenue where it turns on Glory Road down here, and he--he got the garbage can and set it down, and climbed up a sycamore tree, and set down where two limbs crosses."
"Uh-huh."
"And Rebekah told him that--that, 'Now, you are a Jew, and you know that when the Messiah cometh, He's going to be a prophet. He's going to be a God prophet, 'cause Moses said, 'The Lord your God shall raise up a prophet liken unto me.' But you know--you--you know Zacchaeus, how well, he's--he's one of the business men here of the city. And he leans pretty heavy with the... Him and the rabbi plays cards together, and they have their, you know, their--their... Things are pretty well. So they--the rabbi, and all of them has said not to believe on that fellow, 'cause he wasn't a prophet."

L-59 "So Zacchaeus wanted to see if He was. So he climbs up in this tree, and he got all the limbs, and he drug them all around him like this, camouflaged himself. And he had one great big palm leaf that he raised up so he could see Him when He turned down there at Glory Avenue, you know, to see Him come around. So there he set up here in the tree, all perched up, and nobody knowed he was up there. And he said, 'Now, I'll see if He's a prophet. And I'll look in His face--I'll know whether He's a prophet or not. I know what a prophet ought to look like.'"
"And around the corner come all the disciples. And here come the great big fisherman, saying, 'Would you stand back, please? Our Master's very tired. We're--we're sorry we have to do this, but would you stand back just a moment and let Him through? He's going up to Levinski's for dinner, so you'll have to--at the restaurant up here (See?), so you'll--you'll have to stand back. I'm sorry we have to do this, but I'm...'" I hope there's not a Levinski here. So then... Anyhow, I just meant... I told you it was just a drama. So going by and telling, you know, "Step back just a little bit." And here come the others.


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