The circumstances of our lives need to be viewed in the light of faith which inspires faith

In this chapter we find that there was more tension for the people of God. It seemed as though his promises were under threat. They send out spies to the city which they were to capture. The spies were found out and became anxious. Rahab, an adulterous woman, comes up with a plan to protect them.  This ultimately enables them to escape and return to their camp.

The important thing to note here is that whilst Rahab had told a lie to protect the spies and was guilty of adultery herself. She believed that God was going to destroy the city and her actions in relation to the spies meant that she had changed from the wrong side to the right side … the Israelite army captured the city of Jericho. Rahab and her family, however, were saved.

The spies had told Rahab to let down from the window of her house a scarlet cord. This was so that the army of Israel would recognize this and know that this family was to be spared. In doing this, Rahab had given a sign that she had taken refuge in God and his mercy. It is a gospel sign that those who take refuge in Jesus, the lamb of God whose blood was shed at the cross, are saved from their sins.