The Seamless Tunic

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: John 19:23, 24 The Seamless Tunic Sermon Outline for July 27, 2003 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Intro – “ 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus” Meditations on the Cross The Centrality of the Gospels, The Symphonic Climax in the Capstone Gospel Golgotha vv. 17, 18a Two Men v. 18b Pilate (Title in Three Languages) vv. 19-22 Solders Fulfill Prophecy (Clothes) vv. 23,24 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24 They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:“They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things. Jesus Speaks (Mother and Son) vv. 25-27 Jesus Speaks (I Thirst) vv. 28-30a Jesus Speaks (It Is Finished) v. 30b Soldiers Fulfill Prophecy (Spear) vv. 31-37 Pilate (Grants Permission) v. 38a Two Men vv. 36b-40 Garden vv. 41, 42 I. “They took his garments” Nakedness and An Actual Atonement Jn. 19:39 ,40; 20:6,7; Gen. 3:7 (see Jn. 3:19 -21); Phil. 2:6-11; Gen. 3:,21 II. “Four parts, to each soldier a part” (see also “therefore” in v. 24 and the Four Women in v. 25) The Fallenness of Men, the Universality of the Atonement III. “T he tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece” T he Highly Priestly Work of Jesus Gen. 37:3; 1 Kings 11:29,30 Lev. 21:10; Exodus 28:32, 39; Leviticus 16:23; Jn. 20:5; Genesis 3:21; Col. 1:20 IV. “Therefore the soldiers did these things” The Bass Line of God’s Sovereignty - The Greater King David In the Midst of Beast-like Men Psalm 22:18 (Mt. 27:46; Mk. 15:34 ) (Center of the First Book of the Psalms); Lam. 1:12 Conclusion: The Tapestry of God in Unity and Diversity (Jn. 3:3,7; 19:11 )