Rahab was different. Over the years, she could have contemplated the reports she heard about Israel and its God, Jehovah. How completely unlike the Canaanite gods he was! Here was a God who fought for his people instead of victimizing them, who elevated the morals of his worshippers instead of debasing them. This God treated woman as precious, not mere sexual objects to be bought, sold, and degraded in vile worship. When Rahab learned that Israel was camped across the Jordan, poised to invade, she must have been dismayed over what that could mean for her people. Did Jehovah notice Rahab and value the good in her?
Today, there are many people like Rahab. They feel trapped, stuck in a way of life that robs them of dignity and joy; they feel invisible and worthless. Rahab's case is a comforting reminder that none of us are invisible to God. No matter how we feel, "he is not far from each one of us. " (Acts 17:27) He is close by, ready and eager to offer hope to all those putting faith in him. Did Rahab do that?
Next time: IMTATE THEIR FAITH - SHE RECEIVED THE SPIES
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