19:20-22
The Jews weren’t too happy about this, for it implied that Jesus was the king of the Jews, even that the Jewish religious leaders had handed over to the Romans someone who was king of the Jews. They wanted the wording changed so it made it clear that Jesus was merely claiming to be the king of the Jews, not that He actually was. Pilate would not change the wording, it being his parting shot against the troublesome religious leaders. There is an irony and a parallel here. The Jews denied that Jesus was the king of the Jews, the Gentiles declared that He was! There is a parallel with the gospel, the Jews (for the most part) rejected it, it was accepted by many Gentiles.
The inscription was given in three languages, the proclamation was for all nations.
19:23,24
Jesus would be stripped naked, or near naked. All this added to the humiliation of the victim. The soldiers, who were responsible for the actual crucifying, cast lots for His garments. John sees a fulfilment of Ps 22:18 here. Psalm 22 is the one that begins “God, my God why have you forsaken me?”
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