EASTER EGG HUNT - CLUE E
Jesus was put on a cross to die by Roman soldiers. It was the worst punishment for criminals, but Jesus had done nothing wrong. It wasn’t fair but Jesus prayed a kind prayer for those who did it. When Jesus died, the sky went dark and a curtain in the temple, meant to keep God and people separate, was torn. God tore it to show that Jesus’ death means we can come to God as his children. A Roman army officer who had watched Jesus die knew that Jesus was very, very different to the rest of us. A man named Jospeh, a religious leader who had not agreed with putting Jesus on the cross, took Jesus’ body and buried it in a tomb, and some soldiers were placed in front of a big stone to keep people from getting in (or out!).
Luke 23:33-34
The soldiers brought them to the place called the Skull. There they nailed Jesus to the cross. He hung between the two criminals. One was on his right and one was on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they are doing.” The soldiers divided up his clothes by casting lots.
LUKE 23:44-50
It was now about noon. Then darkness covered the whole land until three o’clock. The sun had stopped shining. The temple curtain was torn in two. Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my life.” After he said this, he took his last breath.
The Roman commander saw what had happened. He praised God and said, “Jesus was surely a man who did what was right.” The people had gathered to watch this sight. When they saw what happened, they felt very sad. Then they went away. But all those who knew Jesus stood not very far away, watching these things. They included the women who had followed him from Galilee.