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Psalm 22, Garments Divided by Lot
Written: ~1000 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 30
Psalm 22 predicted that the Messiah's garments would be divided and lots cast for his clothing, fulfilled by the Roman soldiers at the cross.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Psalm 22:18
"They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment."
New Testament Fulfillment
John 19:23-24
"When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, "They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.""
Commentary
John is the only Gospel writer who explicitly quotes Psalm 22:18 in connection with this event. The detail of the seamless garment (not torn but gambled for) adds specificity to the fulfillment. The soldiers, unknowingly, fulfilled a 1,000-year-old prophecy.