Hebrew religion, the Latin represented Roman
Hebrew religion, the Latin represented Roman politics, and the Greek represented Greek cul ture. When added together, these three repre sent the entire world of mankind, signifying that the Lord Jesus as the Lamb of God was killed by and for all mankind. When the chief priest of the Jews asked Pilate to change what he had written, Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written" (19:22). What Pilate wrote was not of him; it was under the sovereign hand of God, and he could not change it.
THE SOLDIERS PARTAKING HIS GARMENTS
Religion was blind, politics was dark, the gov ernor was false, and the soldiers were greedy. When they had crucified Jesus, they took His garments and made a part for each soldier. Since His tunic was seamless, they cast lots to see whose it would be (19:23-24). This was not of the sol diers, but of God's sovereignty. It happened that the prophecy in Psalm 22:18 might be fulfilled. By this we see that the Lord's death was sover eignly planned. If God had not planned it, no one could have put the Lord of life to death.