ROBES Royalty & Refuge Three different robes have their place in the Passion story. The most famous is the scarlet or purple robe used in the Mocking of Christ and the Ecce Homo [Latin for Behold the Man] (Mt 27:28-31; John 19:2-5; Mk 15:16-20). Purple robes, because of their costly dye, were worn by Greek and Midianite rulers (Judg 8:26). Roman soldiers wore scarlet robes. The scarlet robe placed on Christ was probably one of the soldiers cast-off rags. After flogging Jesus, the Roman soldiers placed this robe on Him and offered Him mock worship along with a crown of thorns and a reed scepter. When they were finished with their game, Pilate brought the bleeding Jesus out to the Jewish mob still wearing His kingly attire and announced Behold the Man, possibly hoping, even at this late stage, to invoke some pity in the crowd for the man he believed innocent (John 19:5). Since the mob still demanded His death, Christs own clothes were put on Him and the Savior began His journey to Calvary (Mt 27:31). Prior to this, Herod, at his own court, had mockingly placed on Jesus a gorgeous robe similar to the white robes worn by Jewish kings (Lk 23:11). Herod had been angered by Christs refusal to perform miracles in exchange for His life. Afraid to pronounce sentence upon this popular teacher, Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate. The third and final robe of the Passion is the seamless robe which the soldiers took from Him and cast lots for on Golgotha (John 19:23-24). Legend says that this comfortable robe was made for Jesus by His mother Mary. It was probably an undergarment and would surely have been covered with blood.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:51:26 +0000
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