Gambling at Calvary
Roman soldier from a Calvary (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.” ( Psalm 22:18 ) The 22nd Psalm is justly famous as a remarkable prophetic preview of the sufferings and death of the Lord Jesus on the cross, written by David approximately 1,000 years before it was fulfilled. It describes in accurate detail the sufferings of the Lord and the actions of the sneering spectators as they watched Him die. One of the most heartless acts of the Roman soldiers carrying out the crucifixion was the indignity of stripping Him of the garments He was wearing and then dividing them among themselves, even gambling to determine who would get His seamless vesture. The significance of this cruel scene is indicated by the fact that it is one of the very few specific events in the life of Christ recorded in all four Gospels . We must not forget that the Lord Jesus Christ once had been arrayed, as it were, in beautiful garments