The Seamless Robe of Jesus

                                                     The Seamless Robe of Jesus 

          Jesus had already been arrested, tried in the kangaroo courts of man, and sentenced to die. Our 

Lord had been beaten mercilessly, mocked, spit upon; even His facial hair had been pulled out by the 

roots (Isaiah 5:6). The crowd mentality had taken over. The Sanhedrin, and later the soldiers, had 

become no more than a depraved street gang who, in their cowardice, now sink to an all-time low. 

Not only did they touch the only truly holy Man Who ever lived, but they dared to strike Christ. The 

Bible says, “And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, 

Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?” (Luke 22:64). “And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they 

smote him with their hands” (John 19:3). Yet, the worst was yet to come. They led Christ up the Via 

Dolorosa, “the way of the pain.” Our Lord travels the ascent of Calvary and they nail Him to the 

cross. The sickening sound of simultaneous popping occurs when the full weight of the cross hits the 

bottom of the cavity awaiting this cruel instrument of death. They heard the inimitable sound of bones 

coming out of joint. The pain in the hands and feet increases as our Lord moves in the slightest on the 

wooden crossbeam of execution. Behold our King, our Savior, our God! 

          The Lord Jesus seems to have abdicated long before this event of all worldly “tie downs.” The 

Scriptures say, “And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the 

Son of man hath not where to lay his head” (Luke 9:58). So all that now remains of Jesus’ 

possessions are the clothes He was wearing the night of His arrest. They had been pulled from His 

body for His beating and exchanged for the robe of mockery. His tunic was the scarlet robe; his 

headpiece was the crown of thorns. The division is made among the heartless soldiers except for one 

piece of clothing. “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made 

four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the 

top throughout” (John 19:23). As the clothing was divided up, they evidently had taken some interest 

in the garment without seam. To those tailors and seamstresses, we have something that stands out. 

Someone had taken the extra effort to make a seamless inner tunic for our Lord. I read recently that 

this kind of a garment is valuable. The quality of the material chosen was durable and costly to 

withstand often wearing. Being worn next to the body, which would absorb the sweat and endure 

friction, would require comfort as well as strength to its constitutional fabric. We do not have details. 

We see one of the priestly garments is spoken of as seamless in Exodus 39:23, “And there was a hole 

in the midst of the robe, as the hole of a habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should 

not rend”. We know also this seamless robe was prophesied, “They part my garments among them, 

and cast lots upon my vesture” (Psalm 22:18). Gaming over Jesus’ robe at the foot of His cross! 

          Let us consider three impressions. I am impressed... 

I. A Priceless Investment of Worship 

          This robe was made by someone who showed their esteemed value of Jesus.           

A. Their time was given. 

          It took a lot of time and effort to make such a garment. If time is equated as money, this 

clothing represents quite a sum. In this new year, please consider giving your Lord your time in public 

worship, private devotion and serving others. “... Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of 

these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40). 

B. Their talent was given. 

          From our understanding, not just anyone was able to make such a robe. Although a simple, 

modest robe, it was exquisite in quality work and intricately woven. To keep the even flow of design 

and uphold it’s shape and operation it had to be sewn by one who was talented. It was said of Hiram 

when aiding Solomon in building the temple: “...he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and 

cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work” (I Kings 

7:14). Although Hiram’s work was in brass, somebody who knew tailoring gave their best talents to 

Christ. 

C. Their exaltation of Jesus was on display. 

          This robe may have been this person’s best handiwork ever done, but it was worn as the inner 

garment, rarely seen by anyone but Jesus. Let us follow the example and do our works for the Lord, 

unto the Lord. The Bible says of the Pharasees: “For they loved the praise of men more than the 

praise of God” (John 12:43). Paul said to the Colossians and to us: “And whatsoever ye do, do it 

heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” (Colossians 3:23). 

II. A precursor of a precious redemption. 

          “And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom” (Mark 15:38). The 

veil of which is spoken here is the veil of the temple that divided man from God. It was seven to nine 

inches in thickness and it took a whole line of oxen to lift this massive curtain. Only once a year could 

the high priest dare venture beneath the curtain and that was on the Day of Atonement and then only 

with blood. The Bible says, “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he 

entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us” (Hebrews 9:12). 

When Jesus cried from the cross, “It is finished” (John 19:30), the veil was torn, not from the bottom 

to the top, but from the top to the bottom. This showed only the hand of God did this! The Bible said, 

“...now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout” (John 19:23). It is significant to 

note, the material had been sewn from the top down. Christ, who is God, came to the earth for us, to 

make the way to God available for us. Philippians 2: 6 through 8 says, “Who, being in the form of 

God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon 

him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, 

he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” We see Christ’s 

seamless robe, still intact following the tearing of the veil. “By a new and living way, which he hath 

consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh” (Hebrews 10:19, 20). Many believe the 

ancient robe not only survived the event of the cross, but is still in tact in Germany or Georgia (on the 

periphery of Russia). We do not pay homage to the whole cloth that at one time covered Jesus; we pay 

homage to Christ, who covers us! This we know, that Christ rose from the grave bodily, and though 

He was torn, crucified and died for us, He lives and is seated on the right hand of the Father making 

intercession for us (Hebrews 7:25). 

III. A prophetic symbol of the inseparable Body of Christ 

          We see the disciples scattered as Christ dies. “Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be 

offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock 

shall be scattered abroad” (Matthew 26:31). Yet, after Christ is risen from the dead, He collects His 

disciples. He calms them, reassures them and proves Himself to them. Then He tells them to go to 

Jerusalem to wait until they receive power from the promised Third Person of The Holy Trinity (Luke 

24:49). They are empowered on the day of Pentecost and two thousand years later the church is still 

here. “...And upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against 

it” (Matthew 16:18). When all other institutions of man have failed, Christ’s Church, like His 

seamless robe, shall remain un-torn, undiminished and ready for rapture! “But now are they many 

members, yet but one body” (I Corinthians 12:20).