what I remember:
Joshua sends spies to spy out the land they are to conquer - especially Jericho. They come to Jericho and hide in the house of Rehab. She sends their pursuers off to look for them while they hide on her roof. Then she sends them off the other way for their safety. She tells them that she knows about what their God has done for them, and requests that in exchange for her protection, they spare her and her family when they conquer the city - for she and everyone there knows it's coming.
I wonder if they've been dreading this invasion for the whole 40 years? Neat how God's reputation has gone before them.
key verse:
"Truly the Lord has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us."
about God:
His reputation precedes Him. In fact, the enemies of Israel seem to have more confidence that God will win than Israel does.
No comments:
Post a Comment