When the spy's presence was made known to the king a search was made for them throughout the city, including Rahab’s house. However, she hid them on the flat roof under sheaves of flax and sent the soldiers away on a vain search. She did this because she had heard the great works God had done for Israel in Egypt and the wilderness and she knew that they would successfully overthrow the people of the land. Therefore she hid these two men and received the promise of life for herself and her family.
Rahab is highly commended in the New Testament for her faith and actions Hebrews 11:31Waiting for response for Hebrews 11:31 & James 2:25.Waiting for response for James 2:25 She is set forth as an example for us to follow, for God’s requirement is always the same: believe him and demonstrate our faith by acting consistently with it. Rahab was saved when Israel destroyed Jericho and it seems she later married an Israelite and was an ancestor of Jesus Matthew 1:5Waiting for response for Matthew 1:5
Rahab’s house was sited on the wall of Jericho and when the coast was clear she let the two men down out of the city by a scarlet rope. The spies promised to save her life, and the lives of her family, but only if she hung this scarlet rope out of her window when Israel attacked Jericho. This is reminiscent of the requirement on Israel in Egypt to paint the blood of a lamb on their doorposts so that they escaped when the angel of death afflicted the firstborn. The responsibility to do this simple act rested upon Rahab herself, and her life depended on her compliance. Jesus has given us the simple commandment to “believe and be baptized” Mark 16:16Waiting for response for Mark 16:16 and the responsibility rests upon us. We too can believe and obey, and save our lives.
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Waiting for response for Joshua 2:1Joshua sent two spies across the Jordan to investigate the state of the nations in the land. The nearest principal city was Jericho and the spies went there and entered the house of a prostitute, Rahab.