IMITATE THEIR FAITH/She Was "Declared Righteous by Works" - A MIGHTY CITADEL FALLS- Conclusion

 Finally, at the end of the seventh march on that seventh day, the army stopped.  The horns stopped. Silence hung in the air.  The tension in that city must have been almost palpable.  Then, on signal from Joshua, the army of Israel raise their voices for the first time, letting out a mighty shout.  Did the guards atop the walll of Jericho think that this was some strange sort attack, this mere cry?  If so, they did not think so for long.  The massive wall began to tremble under  their feet.  It shook, it cracked, and then it fell-crashing to the groun! As  the dust cleared, though, one segment of the wall emerged intact.  Rahab's house  still stood, a solitary monument to one woman's faith.  Imagine her feelings whwn she saw how Jehovah had shielded her!  Her family was safe - JOSHUA 6:10, 16, 20, 21. 

Jehovah's people likewise honored the faith of Rahab.  When they saw that one house  sticking up from the ruined wall like a long tooth, they knew that Jehovah was with this woman. She and her family were spared the execution that came upon that evil city.  After the battle, Rahab was allowed to dwell near the encampment of Isael.  In time, Rahab became part of the Jewish people.  She married a man named Salmon. Their son, Boaz, grew up to be a man of remarkable faith. He married Rutgh the Moabotess.  (Ruth 4:13, 22) King David and later the Messiah himself, Jesus Christ, descended from that outstanding family . - JOSHUA 6:22-25; MATTHEW  1:5, 6, 16. 

Rahab's story shows that none of us are insignificant to Jehovah. He sees us all, he reads our hearts, and he is delighteed when  he find a spark of faith like the one that lit up the heart of Rahab.  Her faith moved her to action.  As the Bible says,  She was "declared righteous by works." (James 2:25)  How wise we would be to imitate her faith! 

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