Re:Verse passage – John 19:17-27 (day three)
“They divided my outer garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.”
The gospel accounts of the actions of the soldiers in getting their hands on Jesus’s possessions – namely his clothing – has some history of being used as a cautionary tale to warn people against participating in games of chance: “To gamble is to partake in the same activities as the Roman soldiers at the foot of the cross.” With all due respect to the good intentions of those who would exhort people to avoid practices that can lead to crime and addiction, John’s intent is something other than throwing shade at casinos. What the scriptures reveal is Jesus Christ having come in the flesh – God made human, God made vulnerable. Only from a human being could everything be taken, from friends to the clothes on his back. Behold the man.
Hi Bryan, my thoughts just now are,
if only the soldiers could have captured the heart of Christ instead of the only thing he left behind that was materialistic. So sad.