(TEXT : Joshua 2:4)
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
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We know that from this that Rahab lied. The sacred historian simply narrates the fact, and makes no comment whatever upon it. The roofs if houses, then as now, were flat in those regions. She hide the men on the roof under stalks of flax. The germ of Faith that was already stirring in her heart, and it was Faith that would be amply rewarded. We must not judge Rahab, for all of this was shortly before her conversion. To be sure, we must not judge Rahab at all.
(Joshua 2:11) And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
The declaration of Rahab bearing in mind the circumstances of the person who uttered it, is as remarkable as Peter’s, “you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God” Matthew 16:16-17. Upon the utterance of this statement of Faith, Rahab was saved.
In addition, Joshua 2:12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
Rehab was a debauched member of a doomed race. Yet Grace saved her. She based her please for Salvation upon the fact that she was justly ordained by God to destruction. Many people refuse to bestir themselves in the matter of personal Salvation because of the belief that if they are ordained to the be saved, they will be saved, and if they are ordained to be lost, they will be lost; however, all sinners are justly ordained to be lost (Romans 5:12) and, therefore, all sinners may be saved. “Rahab prefaced her please for Salvation by declaring that she knew all were doomed to destruction, and because of this Divine judgement, she asked for a true token that would assure her of her safety in the Day of Wrath that was coming.”
Finally, (Joshua 2:19-20) And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
The assurance of Salvation to Rahab was not built upon an inward experience, but rather upon an outward evidence that is, the scarlet line. In it was perfection; in herself inspection. Looking upon that “true token” and believing the testimony respecting it, she was assured of deliverance in the Day of Doom that was coming. Thus, the outward token gave an inward peace. The believer in Jesus enjoys a similar peace. It was vain for Rahab to seek for Salvation upon the ground of personal worthiness; for she was vile indeed. It is equally vain for the most moral to claim Salvation today, for all have sinned, none are righteous, and all are under sentence of death. The condition was that the red cord would hang from the window, and that all must stay in the house where the window was. To leave the house would leave its protection. Safety was guaranteed for all who remained in the house, destruction for all who left the house. It is the same with the Blood of Jesus Christ, which the scarlet thread represented. As long as we remain in the house of safety provided by the Blood, we are safe. To leave this house of safety, which is Faith in Christ and Him Crucified, guarantees destruction.
BE SAFE AND GET SAVED!
God bless you richly!
Jesus Christ loves you
Thank you Holy Spirit
ARE YOU SAVED?
T.O AKINSANYA
PRINCE ORATORTEE