IMITATE THEIR FAITH / She Was "Declared Righteous by Works" - She Recieved Spies

 One day, sometime before Israel marched around Jericho, two strangers appeared at Rahab's door.  The two men wer e hoping to pass unnoticed, but in that tense city, many were on the aler to detect any potential spies from Israel.  Sharp-eyed Rahab may have been quick draw her own conclusions. Not that it was unusual for stranger men to come to her door, but these two wanted only lodging-not the services of a prostitute.

The two men, were in fact, spies from the camp of Israel.  Their commander, Joshua, had sent them to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of Jericho.  This was the first city of Canaan that Israel was to invade and perhaps the strongest of them all.  Joshua wanted to know just what he and his men would be facing.  The spies no doubt chose Rahab's house  deliberately.  Here of all places, at the home of a prostitute, strangers might pass unnoticed. Perhaps the spies also hoped to pickup useful information from any careless talk they might  overhear. 

 

The Bible says that Rahab "received the messengers hospitably." (James 2:25) She took them into her home, and even if she had suspicions about who they were and why they were there, she the men stay.  Perhaps she hoped to learn more about their God, Jehovah.

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH / She Was "Declared Righteous by Works" - SHE RECEIVED THE SPIES - Continued

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