Joshua 2:21
Joshua 2:21
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
In this verse, we see how Rahab helped the two Israelite spies escape from Jericho by lowering them down through her window with a rope. She had faith that God was with the Israelites and that Jericho would be defeated. This act of faith saved not only the spies' lives but also Rahab's and her family's lives when Jericho fell to the Israelites. Rahab's life was completely transformed when she chose to trust in God. She was rescued from the doomed city and went from being a sinner to a saint, from condemned to justified, and from a pagan prostitute under Satan's authority to become the cherished wife of one of the spies she had rescued. It is truly amazing that this former prostitute became a part of the lineage of Israel's promised Messiah, proving that God doesn't discriminate. This truth is not limited to Rahab alone but is available to all who put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Just as the scarlet ribbon hung from Rahab's window served as a symbol of her salvation, so does the redemption offered by God through Christ run as a unifying thread throughout the entire Bible.
1 John 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
John 7:17
If anyone is willing to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God.
Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Ephesians 6:5
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ.