
While the Israelites murmured and complained, Jesus faithfully fasted and prayed. However, there are significant differences. Like Adam was facing the tempter, the devil tempted Jesus. Like the old Israel who struggled with their own ego, Jesus was also enduring human weakness. From here alone, we can draw a strong connection between the Israelites in the wilderness and Jesus, as well as Adam and Jesus. Not only facing the barrenness of the desert, but Jesus was also confronting the devil himself.

Jesus entered the wilderness for forty days, and He was tested there by the harsh conditions of the Judean desert. Jesus is the new Israel who endured the harsh conditions of the desert and the new Adam who faced the onslaught of the devil. Why so? If there is one man closely connected to the beasts in the scriptures, he is no other than Adam. Yet, there is one more thing! Mark gives us a small, however important detail: in the wilderness, Jesus was staying with the beasts. The Israelites stayed for 40 years in the wilderness before they entered the promised land. He was reperforming what the Israelites did when they were liberated from Egypt. Raheem arrived shortly after the arrival of the Bali Nine duo.Why did Jesus have to stay in the wilderness for 40 days? The answer is not difficult. The two inmates from brazil and France have been imprisoned in the Pasir Putih correctional institution at Nusakambangan for a few years.Īpart from the aforementioned inmates, the other inmate originating from Spain, Raheem Agbaja Salami has also been transferred to Nusakambangan from the correctional institution in Madiun, Yogyakarta.

The inmates have now been transferred to the correctional institution at Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Central Java.Īpart from the families of the Bali Nine duo, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the families of Rodrigo Gularte and Serge Arezki Atlaloiui also came to visit the inmates at Nusakambangan. Most of them are captured and given the hardest capital punishment for drugs-related cases. These inmates are sentenced to death for a number of reasons. It is the safety procedure that they ought to go through to establish assurance for the safety of everyone in the Nusakambangan Correctional Institution.Īfter going through the security procedures at the Dermaga Wijayapura post, the two families went to cross to Nusakambangan Island using a boat called 'compreng'.Ī number of individuals are now lined up to face the second batch of execution. The books were being checked one by one as the security guards want to anticipate any unwanted objects that may be carried to perform illegal activity. Their belongings were being checked by the security guards as to assure the security there.įrom the bags checked, it can be seen that the families were carrying a number books and a book for painting that will be given to Myuran. They were guided by the Australian General Consulate, Majel Hind and an Australian lawyer, Julian McMahon. As soon as they arrived, they immediately headed for the security post at the Dermaga Wijayapura and directed to the back door entrance.Īndrew Chan’s girlfriend, Febiyanti Herewila was also there to visit her lover who is currently waiting for the execution process behind the bar.

The mothers came along with the families and have arrived at the location at around 08.30 am local time. They came with books that they plan to give their sons. , Jakarta The mothers of the two Bali Nine inmates, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have again visited their sons at the Besi Correctional Institution, Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Central Java.
