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May 3, 2015 LESSONS LEARNED FROM MEN AND WOMEN OF

The Story of Rahab

 Rahab was a Pagan, Gentile Prostitute ( 6:1, 22, 25; James 2:25).

 Rahab shows awareness of Israel’s history and knows the Lord’s intention to give Israel the land of Canaan.

Joshua 2:9-10 “I know that the LORD has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us,

so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed (see Numbers 21: 21, 24, 34-35).

 Rahab was spared from the coming judgment of God (Joshua 6:22-25).

 Rahab found a place among the people of God.

Joshua 6:25 “But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to – and she lives among the to this day.”

 Rahab had in God (Joshua 2:11; 11:31).

Joshua 2:11 “…For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.”

Hebrews 11:31 “By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.”

 Rahab is remembered for her good works.

James 2:25 “In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?”

 Rahab was the mother-in-law of , great-great grandmother of King David, and in the lineage of Christ.

Matthew 1:5-6 “ the father of , whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the Father of King David.”

What We Learn from God in the Story of Rahab

 God shows His grace by including Rahab, a Gentile (Joshua 6:17).

 The Israelites were supposed to destroy all the inhabitants of the land God had promised (Nu. 33:50-52; Deut. 7:1-2).

 The boundary between Israel and Canaan was not drawn along ethnic lines but in terms of allegiance and faith in God. There was room for exceptions for people who came to genuine faith in God.

 God sends panic to the enemies of His people in Holy War (Joshua 5:1; 9:24; 10:2; Ex. 15:14-16; Dt. 2:25).

 God will still punish those who disobey Him (Joshua 6:16-19;7).

 The lineage of Jesus is comprised of men, women, adulterers, heroes, and Gentiles – and Jesus will be Savior of all (:5-6).

Group Questions:

1) What did you learn about Rahab? What did you learn about God?

2) Was Rahab’s lie considered sinful (see Joshua 2:4-6; Exodus 20:16)? Why/why not?