I wonder how old Rahab was when the spies visited her? Was she alive 40 years prior when Israel walked through the waters of the Red Sea? She had heard the story and had lived in dread. All of Jericho received the news of Israel’s victory over Sihon and Og on the east side of the Jordan River. The unfolding of these events caused the people’s resolve to melt away with fear. Rahab made a confession of faith in the LORD of Israel to the spies whom she hid from the king’s men. As she explained the people’s concern over Israel’s unstoppable advance how did the spies respond? I wonder how she felt the next week when eye witnesses told how the flooded Jordan went completely dry? What did she believe about our God when she realized the power that he held over nature? It would be a number of days before Israel came to Jericho; I wonder what stories Rahab shared with her family as they waited in terror? How was her faith tested during those days of waiting for God’s destruction and liberation for her family?
It took me about 11 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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