February 28th

February 28th -- Joshua 2 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%202&version=NLT)

Rahab protects the spies.

So Joshua sends two spies out to scout out the land a bit. They end up staying at Rahab's house for the night. Rahab was a prostitute. Now the king finds out about the spies, and sends men to go and get them. Rahab had already hidden the men, but tells the king's men that they had left for the gates at dusk - if they hurry maybe they'll catch up. Then Rahab goes up and tells the men they all know God has given the Israelites this land, so she asks them to promise to be kind to her and her family, because she hid them. So they agree that if Rahab does not trick them, the men will make sure she and her family are spared - if they leave a scarlet rope hanging out the window and are all inside the building. So the spies do what she says and go and hide in the hill country for three days until the king stops looking, then return to Joshua to tell him all the people are afraid of them.

I find this story cool only because it has Rahab, a prostitute and clearly an unbeliever at first, hiding these men. This is even when she KNOWS they will be taking her land. She still hides them when it would have been easy to give them up to the king's men, like her king commanded her to. Now, it may seem like a fluke, but God has a plan for it all. Rahab had to be spared - she is in Jesus' line. Now, God I am sure has a reason as to why it had to be Rahab and could not have been any other woman. But this story shows that sometimes unbelievers can and will recognize God's power, and even support those who follow him, because they know they will do what is right and hope they will be kind as their God is.

Anyways that shall be all! God bless! Shalom!