Object: A ladder and a sponge

We left our story last week with Jesus hanging on the cross and the Roman soldiers playing games with dice for His clothes. It was a horrible afternoon in Jerusalem. The Bible tells us that at noon, when the sun is usually at its brightest, there was nothing but darkness. It looked like it was night time, and there was a big storm coming. The people who stood around the cross were cold and crying since the people they loved were dying on crosses. The soldiers watched the people to make sure that none of them tried to rescue Jesus or the other two criminals who were being crucified that day.

The pain of standing on a nail driven through His feet was terrible for Jesus, and His arms were tired from being held outstretched with the nails. But there was nothing …