December 22, 2011 – Joshua 1 - 2

1:9 – “I command you: be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go.” This is a great verse and should be one that is memorized and repeated every day. Here we have Rahab, one of the few women in the lineage of Christ laid out in Matthew. She is neither Israelite nor a extremely holy person, a prostitute, yet she is laid out as an example of someone in Christ line. Why? Possibly to show us Christ humanity. Possibly to emphasis the power of God, taking this line and bringing about God despite its sins. Possibly to show the redemptive nature of faith and acting according to God’s will. We talk about Mary’s “yes”. Would you say that this was Rahab’s “yes” in agreeing to save them or Rahab’s “no” to the leaders of Jericho in saying that the spies were no longer with her. Both risked much in their reply