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 Peter 2:21
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Luke 8:21
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.