<p>19:6 <i>And he made haste and came down- </i>The speed of his response is significant. Subconsciously, the message of Jesus which he had heard must have been working within him. When he then encountered the Lord, it all came together. The word was made flesh. There was something in Him which was and is incredibly compelling.</p><p><i>And received him joyfully</i>- Luke is presenting Zacchaeus as the parade example of how whoever receives the Son receives the Father, and Luke in 9:48 recorded Him saying that and immediately commenting that &quot;the least&quot;, the littlest, is the greatest. The &quot;little&quot; height of Zacchaeus may also allude to the Lord's recent ultimatum that the Kingdom must be &quot;received&quot; (s.w.) as a little one (18:17). The joy of Zacchaeus is that joy which is so often mentioned in Luke-Acts as accompanying true conversion. We note that the Lord alludes to His parable of seeking and finding the lost sheep in the context of what His 'finding' Zacchaeus (:10). When the sheep was found, the shepherd rejoices (15:5). This is the same word translated &quot;joyfully&quot;. There is a mutuality between the Lord and His people; His joy is their joy.</p>