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RAHAB’S CONFESSION AND REQUEST (II)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
Joshua 2
James 2:24-26
“…was not Rahab the harlot
justified by works…?”
RAHAB’S CONFESSION AND REQUEST (II)
The inhabitants of Jericho knew that the kings east of River Jordan were powerful, but they were no match for Israel who were then under Moses. The spies were thus informed and they knew the mind of the enemy.
Rahab did not only show her faith in God, she also made a personal request to the spies. She told them to return her kindness and cooperation by saving her family when God gave them the city of Jericho. She was sure that God had delivered the city to Israel. She needed assurance of safety. The men agreed to her plea and offered a token of that pledge.
The Scarlet Thread of Salvation: When the danger was gone, Rahab brought the men down from the rooftop. They were ready to depart, but they first promised to protect Rahab and her family when God would give them the city. The men made an agreement and swore an oath. Then Rahab let them down a window on the wall of the city with a rope. She told the men to hide in the mountain for three days until their pursuers returned and the way for them was safe. They gave her a token of a scarlet thread and instructed her to tie it on the window of her house. They told her also to ask all her family – father, mother, brothers and sisters – to take refuge in the house when the city was being taken. They would be spared from death. That thread was not only a sign, it also had the significance of pointing to the salvation by the blood of Christ. That was the purpose of the colour red. In the Exodus, all the households of Israel in Egypt were told to kill a lamb and put the blood on the door posts and lintel of their houses. When the angel of death saw the blood, he would pass by that house. Today, as we read this, Christ has already come and has shed His blood and all who believe in Him have salvation and everlasting life.
THOUGHT: “…without shedding of blood is no remission.” (Heb 9:22)
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for the power of the blood of Christ.