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Rahab

A Canaanite outsider who bet her life on Israel's God and was folded into the line of the king.

The story

1. Hides the spies Joshua 2:1-7

   With soldiers at her door, she hides two strangers on her roof and sends the king's men away.

2. Confesses the LORD Joshua 2:8-14

   She tells the spies that Jericho is melting in fear and that their God rules heaven and earth. She asks for kindness for her family.

3. The scarlet cord Joshua 2:15-21

   She lets the men down through her window and ties a scarlet cord there as the sign they agreed on.

4. Brought out alive Joshua 6:22-25

   When the walls fall, the spies bring out Rahab and all her family. She lives in Israel from then on.

5. In the line of the king Matthew 1:5

   Matthew names her as the mother of Boaz, which places her in the line of David and of Jesus.

Key verses

“for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.” Joshua 2:11 (ESV)

Read together: Joshua 2:1-7 · Joshua 2:8-14 · Joshua 2:15-21 · Joshua 6:22-25 · Matthew 1:5

Questions to sit with

1. What did Rahab know about God, and how little did she need to know before she acted on it?
2. Where do you feel like an outsider to God's people, and what does her story say to that?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.