Women in the the Bible-What Can We Learn From Them?

 Rahab

Who was Rahab? She was a prostitute who lived in the Canaanite city of Jericho, and she became a worshipper of God.

What did she do?  Rahab hid two Israelits who were spying out the land. She did this because she had heard reports of how Israel's God,  Jehovah, delivered his people from Egypt and later from an attack by a tribe called the Amorites. 

Rahab helped the spies and pleaded with them to spare her and her family when the Israeltes came to destroy Jericho. They agreed, but on certain conditions: She would keep their mission secret, she and would family would remain inside her house when the  Israelits attacked. and she would hang a scarlet cord from her window to identify her home.  Rahab obeyed every  instruction. and she and her famil/y survived when the Israelites captured Jericho.

Rahab later married an Israelite and became an ancestress of both King David and Jesus Christ. -JOSHUA 2:1-24; 6:25; MATTHEW 1:5, 6, 16.

What can we learn from Rahab? The Bible refers to Rahab  as an outstanding example of faith. (Hebrews 11:30, 31; JAMES 2:25)  Her story ill'ustrates that God is both forgiving and impartial, blessing those who trust in him, regardless of their background.

For a further discussion about Rahab. see the article "She Was Declared Righteous by Works." 

Next time: Women in the Bible-What Can We Learn From Them? -Rebekah

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