Rahab Prepares for Takeover

As the two Israelite spies escaped through Rahab’s window, they gave her a final instruction.

“We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household. Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head. But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.” (Joshua 2:17-20 ESV)

Rahab agreed to their conditions, and bound the scarlet cord in her window to await the time when it was needed. She didn’t want to take any chances of missing out on God’s protection.

Because of Rahab’s brave actions, the two Hebrew spies returned safely to Joshua and the rest of the camp. They were able to share with them that the inhabitants of the country were scared of them. Rahab’s words confirmed that God was at work preparing the way for the Israelites to take over their Promised Land.

Don’t you love how just as God was at work in so many ways preparing His people for the goodness that He had in store for them, He was also at work preparing a pagan woman to play an important role in the takeover of her country?

Read About Rahab and the Takeover in Scripture: Joshua 2

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