Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

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Welcome to the last segment of my 2025 Joshua 2 study. This post will appear during Holy Week, and I hope you can take the time to pause and remember Jesus’s sacrificial death this Friday. Many saw it as the permanent silencing of another would-be messiah, but God knew it was the necessary first step to His plan of redemption for all who would believe. Though many claimed immortality, Jesus is the only man who died yet lives, and the Bible we’re studying contains eyewitness testimony to that fact.

Moreover, we have the same hope of living after our earthly deaths simply by confessing Jesus as Lord with our mouths and believing in our hearts He was indeed raised from the dead (see Romans 10:9). In the meantime, let’s keep digging and treasuring what we discover.

Last Week’s Work

LESSON(S) LEARNED
In my study notes review, the Spirit called my attention to two gifts from God I hadn’t noticed before:

  • The opportunity He gave a non-Israelite whose work made her totally unworthy (Rahab) to save herself and her family; and
  • The conquest of Jericho He provided for His people, without a single Israelite casualty!

CONVICTION

I feel convicted that the recipients of the above gifts are so very different, yet they had one thing in common—faith. Rahab showed her faith in God and in the Israelites by trusting they’d keep their promise to her. And the Israelites showed their trust by following God’s commands to march around and make a lot of noise rather than waging a normal war against Jericho. Taken with His previous command in Genesis 3 not to eat from a certain tree, doesn’t it seem God asks the strangest things of believers sometimes?!

Next to Rahab and the Israelites, I’m clearly in Adam and Eve’s camp, convicted of feeble faith, and so often subdued by fear.

As I write this, I’m reminded of the black-and-white “Faith/Fear” signs that began popping up all over the Florida town where I lived during the early months of the COVID-19 pan[dem]ic.

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At first, I didn’t recognize the graphic’s real message. Not until I realized the importance of where the words were placed. Then I got it: “Faith over fear.” Rahab, the woman whose heart melted at the thought of the Israelites, was the ancient poster woman for that message!

CORRECTION

These last eight weeks, I’ve moved steadily toward several big changes in my life. If they all come to fruition as envisioned, I will be blessed beyond all measure. In all but one instance, though, execution of the plans lies outside my control. Unlike Rahab, none of the changes are matters of life and death, but I still feel some connection with her as she waited for the siege of Jericho, wondering if the spies would keep their promise.

As I mulled over my hopes with the Spirit, He brought three passages from other current projects to mind:

  • “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:8-10 ESV, Emphasis mine).
  • “‘… be strong in the Lord and the strength of his might’” (Ephesians 6:10). I know God’s strength. I pray the Lord pour His powerful, mighty faith into my heart till there’s no room for fear or anything except confidence in what He will do in the circumstances.
  • “‘So faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ’” (Romans 10:17). Rahab’s story reminds me He didn’t just spare her life, He intertwined it with the Israelite clan from whom He brought forth Jesus, the man.

ACTION PLAN

Does this mean the changes will turn out in my favor? Only God knows how He plans to work them out. But I do believe whatever happens, I can rest assured what He does bring will be sufficient for me. I intend to keep praying for faith that displaces all the fear with confidence in Him.

Our Next Study

Next week we’ll start our third “blast from the past” study. This time I’m opening up the New Testament, John 3:1-21. Like my other studies this year, these files were also lost when my old website went down in late 2023. By studying the same verses again, I hope to refresh my mind about the earlier study and discover new treasure from the text—treasure the Spirit knows I need for today. I hope you’ll join me again next week as we revisit my 2020 study of God’s Greatest Gift!

Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

Joshua 2 Step 4 Refine (Part 2)

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Can you believe we’re almost done with this study? I’m so grateful you’re checking in with me, and I hope you’ve had a chance to do a little digging on your own in this amazing story of Rahab. There is no better way to get to know our awesome God than to spend time in His Word!

Here’s the treasure I uncovered this past week.

Last Week’s Work

CROSS-REFERENCES

When I sat down to work through the cross-references for Joshua 2 this week, the Spirit first sent me in another direction: to search for other “biblical sightings” of Rahab. I knew from before she’s mentioned in Matthew 1:5 in the genealogy of Jesus. I felt like I’d encountered her name in other parts the New Testament at some point but couldn’t remember where or why.

Using her name to search cross-references, I saw she’s also included in the Hebrews 11 list of Jewish heroes (among them Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses) who demonstrated their faith in amazing ways. After the author extolls their faith, he adds one Gentile woman, Rahab, who “by faith … did not perish with those who were disobedient.” (Hebrews 11:31, emphasis mine) This is how amazing our God is!

By His own law, a prostitute was obviously disobedient, yet God chose to give her alone the opportunity to help the spies that night. And, even though she was afraid of them, by faith she leaned into that chance.

James also found her faith remarkable. In his argument that faith can’t be separated from works (James 2:19-26) he cites just two examples: Abraham—the Father of the faith—and Rahab—a woman whose exemplar work of faith was “a friendly welcome.”

But perhaps most interesting, I found six other cross-refs (Job 9:13 and 26:12, Psalms 87:4 and 89:10, and Isaiah 30:7, 51:9) containing the word rahab that didn’t refer to a woman at all. I dug into the interlinear tools for both words and discovered though spelled the same, there are separate entries in Strongs for each. Rahab the woman is H7343, and the other is H7293. In context, the latter refers to pride or strength, the opposite of how Rahab described herself and her countrymen in my treasure verses!

As I thought this through, the Spirit revealed a paradox: though Rahab acknowledged her weakness, God made her strong enough to lie to the king’s guard and negotiate with men representing a nation poised to wipe out her people. This reminded me of Paul’s telling the Corinthians about a conversation he had with the Lord: “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 ESV (emphasis mine).”

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

I compared the ESV, AMP, NIV, and Good News translations, but didn’t find anything remarkable there. As previously noted, the inhabitants of Jericho and surrounding area were quite intimidated by the Israelites. This came from what they’d heard about the Lord giving His people victory over other fierce warriors in Canaan.

Dig-In Challenges

This week, let’s wrap up our study of Joshua 2 and align with what we’ve discovered in this passage:

  1. PRAY: Read the prayer created in Step 1.
  2. ALIGN: Review our study notes and other work, focusing specifically on what we’ve learned in this process.
  3. ALIGN: Then, considering those “lessons learned,” think about how the Spirit has convicted us through this study. In other words, where has He shown us misalignment between what we’ve discovered and how we practice our faith?
  4. ALIGN: Next, let’s look to God’s Word for guidance to correct that misalignment. This is often—but not always—a verse from the study text or from one of the cross-references.
  5. ALIGN: And finally, I’ll reflect on how I can change my thoughts or actions to align more closely with what I’ve discovered here. To really make this work, I commit to changing something and do my best to act on that commitment every day for at least three weeks.

That may seem like a lot to consider in one week. If you’re working with the Spirit, remember it’s okay to work at your own pace. Don’t worry about where you are—just do what you can when you can. I know the Lord will bless any time you spend in His Word!

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Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

Joshua 2 Step 4 Refine (Part 1)

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Hi there—I’ve lots to share, so I’ll get right to it!

Last Week’s Work

WRITING TYPES

Overall, I believe Joshua 2 is narrative, and I think it was intended to be interpreted literally. Still, I suspect the hearts of the people in Jericho weren’t literally “turning to liquid” when they heard about the Israelites (vv9, 11, 24)—this is definitely a metaphor (see my interlinear research below)..

LITERAL CONTEXT

I read Joshua 1 and 3-6 to get a timeline of the events leading up to and following the study text scenario. In chapter 1, Moses dies, and Joshua takes over leadership of the Israelites. God tells him to be strong and courageous and stick to the Law (vv1-9), and Joshua tells the people to prepare to cross the Jordan.

In chapters 3-5, they cross the Jordan River, create a memorial on the other side from 12 stones picked up in the river, and set up camp. Next, they circumcise all the men who hadn’t been circumcised in the desert [if you’re curious about that, see the covenant between God and Abraham established about 2067 BC (661 years before Joshua 2!) and described in Genesis 17:6-14]. They also celebrate the Passover feast (Joshua 5:1-12). You can learn more about Passover in Exodus 12. Finally, in Chapter 6, they attack and take Jericho, sparing only Rahab and her family as the spies agreed.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

We know the cultures involved (Israelites and Canaanites), their co-location in Jericho in Canaan, and the approximate date of the events described in Joshua 2 (1406 BC). I didn’t find much information about either culture from the ESV Global Study Bible, so I tried a secular source, Britannica.com, and discovered the Canaanites were influenced by several dominant cultures in the area surrounding them. They worshiped many gods, including Resheph, Kothar, Astarte, El, Asherah, and Baal, unlike their forefather, Noah, who walked so closely with God only Noah and his family were spared in the great flood (Genesis 6:5-18).

INTERLINEAR RESEARCH

I focused on the curious use of melt/melting in verses 9, 11, and 24, and discovered the author used two different terms to describe this phenomenon.

In verses 9 and 24, H4147, nā-mō-ḡū, is translated in the ESV melt away. This metaphor is based on the Hebrew belief that the heart was the center of emotion and will, and indicates fear, despair, or overwhelm. It was often used in the context of warfare or divine judgment where strength and resolve are tested. This connects with other research indicating the conquest of Jericho and surrounding areas represented God’s judgment on the Canaanites for various abominations (see Leviticus 18).

In Verse 11 though, melted is a totally different word(H4549 masas) that was also used metaphorically to symbolize weakening or fainting courage, strength, or resolve. In other words, fear or discouragement caused one’s heart to weaken in the face of overwhelming circumstances. When reading for context, I noticed the same word used in Joshua 5:1 to describe the hearts of the kings who learned about the LORD drying up the Jordan (not unlike Rahab’s statement in 2:10 referencing His drying up the Red Sea!). Really thinking about this meaning reminded me of how I felt that day in the desert right before God saved my life. I know exactly how Rahab and her countrymen felt. Knowing her place in the genealogy of my Savior (Matthew 1:5), I am so glad she trusted God, too!

Dig-In Challenges

This week, let’s wrap up the second half of the Refine step by examining cross-references and other translations.

  1. Don’t forget to begin with your prayer from Step 1.
  2. REFINE: Then consult a concordance or online cross-reference study tool (I’ll be starting at this blb.org page) to find and read through the available cross-references for the verses you’re most interested in and log what the Spirit shows you.
    NOTE: if you’re interested in other verses, follow the above link, then scroll down to the verse you want to study, click the TOOLS button on the left side, and choose Cross-Refs from the menu.
  3. REFINE: Finally, compare at least a few other translations of your study verses and write about what you find in your study journal. I’ll be comparing ESV, AMP, NIV, and GNT using this biblehub.com page. You can compare your own verses from that link by entering them in the Enter Reference or Keyword box at the top of the page and clicking the spyglass icon there.

I’m looking forward to sharing what I discover with you next week. I hope you join me then!

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Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

Joshua 2 Step 3 Mine (Part 3)

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Welcome back! Here’s what Joshua 2 revealed to me this week.

Last Week’s Work

COMPARISONS

Like my prior study of this passage, I can’t help but wonder about the contrast of Israelites (God’s chosen people!) seeking shelter in a brothel. God told these people, “For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. “You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy” (Leviticus 11:45). What could be less holy than a prostitute?

Yet Rahab did have something in common with the Israelite spies: they both believed in God. She expressed her faith plainly in v11. Likewise, the men’s statements in vv14 and 24 reveal their trust in Him and what He could do.

But the most meaningful comparison to me was the contrast between whom we’d expect Rahab would trust for her physical salvation—her own king and countrymen—and whom she actually did trust—representatives of a destructive, invading force. Incredibly, she placed her and her family’s welfare in the hands of strangers who worshipped a God she knew only one thing about: He favored the people set on destroying her city.

CAUSES/MOTIVATIONS

By focusing on the cause connectors in this passage I found these explanations for action:

  • The spies came to Jericho [in order] to search out the land (vv2, 3).
  • The king’s guard wanted the spies for [because] the Israelites had come to search out the land (v3).
  • Rahab suggested the guard pursue [the spies] quickly for [because] they’d overtake them if they hurried (v5).
  • Rahab said all the inhabitants of the land melt away… for [because] they’d heard how the LORD had brought them out of Egypt and conquered the Amorites (vv9-10).
  • She also said there was no spirit left… because of [Israel], for [because] the LORD your God is God in … heaven… and on earth (v11)
  • Rahab helped them escape the city through her window for [because] her house was built into the city wall (v15).
  • The spies told Joshua all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us (v24).
    Wait, what? Doesn’t that sound like they think they’re the reason for the melting? I don’t think so, because right before that they say, “the LORD has given all the land into our hands.”

CONDITIONS/METHODS

Finally, I discovered these conditions and methods:

  • I’m still wondering how the king of Jericho knew so much about this “secret” expedition (vv1-2)!
  • Rahab helped the spies by:
    – hiding them on her roof among flax stalks (v6)
    – telling the guard she didn’t know where they were from (v4), and
    – quickly shifting the search’s focus away from her home (v5)
    – helping them escape through her window in the wall (v15)
    – telling them specifically how to evade capture outside the city (v16).
  • Rahab described the condition of her country thus: fear had fallen on them and their hearts had melted away (vv9, 11). I suspect this wasn’t good, like losing heart or not having the will to fight the enemy.
  • Rahab wanted the men to swear by the LORD(theirGod, not a Canaanite one) they’d:
    – deal kindly with her family (v12)
    – give her a sure sign, and
    – save her family alive/ deliver them from death (vv12-13).
  • The men put four conditions on granting Rahab’s request for their mercy: she must
    – not tell their business (vv14, 20)
    – tie the scarlet cord in the window in the city wall and
    – gather the family into the house (v18)
    – make sure everyone stays in the house during the siege (v19).

Dig-In Challenges

This week, I hope you’ll join me as I start refining my understanding of this passage:

  1. PRAY. Of course!
  2. REFINE by skimming the book of Joshua to determine which of the following types of writing appears most often in it: instruction, law, letter, narrative, poetry, or prophecy. Then reread Joshua 2 to see if you can find any of the other types in use. Note all the types you find on your Scripture study sheet or in your journal. Recognizing writing types helps us determine whether the author intended the text to be interpreted literally or have an alternative meaning the original audience would probably have understood.
  3. REFINE: Next, research the book’s historical context by referencing an Introduction to the book of Joshua. This can be found in most bound Bibles immediately before Joshua 1, or by checking out the ESV online. Introductions are written by Bible publishers and provide historical details like who wrote the book, to whom, and when. They often also contain a summary of the book’s content. As you read the intro, note any relevant or interesting facts. Based on what you discover there, how will you interpret Joshua 2.
  4. REFINE: Last, look up the meaning of a few key words and/or phrases from your study using an interlinear Bible tool. I like Biblehub.com’s Hebrew tool for this research. To use: Click the blue arrow to the left or right of the verse citation (“Joshua 2:1”) to scroll to the verse containing words you want to review, then click the number in the Strong’s column that corresponds to the English word or phrase you’re researching. Note anything the Spirit highlights in the information provided.

This “refining” step is more involved than the “mining” we did earlier, but I encourage you to use these tools and dig as much as you can this week. I pray the Spirit will bless your efforts, my friend!

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Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

Joshua 2 Step 3 Mine (Part 2)

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Hi, again: this time through Joshua 2, I noticed many more details than I did during my previous study. The Spirit has been sharpening my skills, and I pray He’s doing that for you, too!

Last Week’s Work

REPETITION

  • Melt [away] (vv9, 11, 24). This describes the inhabitants of the land, including Rahab.
  • Sure sign (v12), scarlet cord (vv18, 21). This alerted the coming invaders to spare Rahab and her family.

SPECIAL STATEMENTS

  • One blessing: …the LORD has given all the land into [the Israelites’] hands (vv8, 24).
  • Nine commands:
    Joshua to the two spies: Go, view the land (v1).
    Jericho’s king to Rahab: Bring out the [spies](v3).
    Rahab to the king’s men: Pursue them quickly (v5).
    Rahab to the spies: give me a sure sign (v12),
    Go into the hills…
    hide there three days…
    then… go your way
    (v16).
  • Four promises:
    The spies to Rahab: our life for yours,
    If you [keep our mission secret], … we will [keep our word to you] (v14),
    if a hand is laid on anyone… in the house, his blood shall be on our head (v19).
    Rahab to the spies: According to your words, so be it (v21).
  • One request from Rahab to the spies: Please swear to me… as I have dealt kindly with you, … you will save alive my [family] … and deliver our lives from death (v12-13).
  • One warning from the spies to Rahab: If anyone [leaves Rahab’s house during the siege] his blood shall be on his own head, … we shall be guiltless (v19).

LISTS

  • Five ways Rahab helped the spies:
    Hid them (vv4,6).
    Misdirected the king’s guard (vv4-5).
    Kept their business a secret (vv4-5).
    Helped them escape through her window in the wall (vv15-16).
  • Three things Rahab must do to save her family (in addition to her help in vv4-6, 15-16):
    Tie the cord in the window,
    Bring her family into her house during the siege (v18),
    Keep her family in her house (v19).
  • The spies’ three promises to Rahab:
    Our lives for yours
    They would deal kindly and faithfully with her (v14), and
    Refrain from attacking Rahab’s family within her home (v19).

Through all this, I felt the Spirit pointing out Rahab’s vulnerability. Because of her treasonous behavior (vv4-6), both the king’s guard and the foreigners (vv9-11) were a threat to her. Why did she choose to work with strangers she clearly feared (v9)? I believe the answer is in her statement, the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath (v11).

Dig-In Challenges

Next week, we’ll wrap up Step 3 by:

  1. PRAYING: As always, start with the prayer we wrote for Step 1.
  2. MINING: Read through the passage again looking for comparisons in or related to your focus verses. Look for similarities using like or as, quantitative/qualitative comparisons using more or less, and/or contrasts.
  3. MINING: Next, look for causes or motives by focusing on key words or phrases I call cause connectors.
    • In this chapter, look for the connectors lest, for, and because.
    • Then check the text surrounding the connector for an action and the reason for that action.
      For example: I went to the store because I was out of milk:
      the action = I went to the store             because        the reason = I was out of milk.
      NOTE A: for doesn’t always connect an action and a reason. To determine if it does here, read the sentence replacing for with because. If the new sentence makes sense and means the same as the original, make a note of the action and its cause.
      NOTE B: Most often the action will occur before the cause connector and the reason will follow it (like the example above). If you have questions about this or any other part of the study, please reach out to me at [email protected]!
  4. MINING: Finally, look for conditions or methods the author describes. For example, does the text say if or when a certain condition is met, some outcome will happen (e.g., whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith (Matt 21:22)? Or does the author describe a particular method by which something happens—for example, specific steps taken to achieve something, or more generally by or through attributes or actions (e.g., saved by grace, through faith (Eph 2:8)? Does he use any adverbs (-ly words) that describe how action was accomplished?

These exercises are more involved, I know, but I’m confident you can do this with the Holy Spirit! Don’t forget to check your How to Dig Into Scripture Ourselves guide, and you can always reach out to me at [email protected] if you have questions.

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Joshua 2 Step 5 Align

Joshua 2 Step 3 Mine (Part 1)

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Welcome back and thank you for checking in with me today!

Last Week’s Work

MY PERSONAL TREASURE
Of the Huh?s and Wow!s the Spirit showed me last week, I feel drawn to melt and melted in verses 9, 11, and 24. Both Rahab (v9) and the spies (v24) said the inhabitants of [Jericho] melt away before the Israelites. She also revealed the hearts of her people melted when they heard what God had done (vv10-11). I’m interested in learning about that history and understanding exactly what she means by melting.

WHO (CHARACTERS)
I noticed these main characters in Joshua 2:

  • Joshua. Son of Nun (vv1, 23-24), the Israelite commander who ordered the spies to view Jericho and the surrounding area.
  • Two unnamed men. The whole book is about their secret (v1) mission from Shittim to Jericho to search out the land (v2); how they lodged with the prostitute, Rahab, in Jericho (v1) and made a deal with her to preserve her family (vv12-14) in exchange for her hiding them (vv4, 6), lying to the king’s guard (vv4-5), helping them escape through the window in the wall, and telling them the best way to avoid the returning posse (vv15-16).
  • Rahab, the treasonous prostitute who lived in the Jericho city wall.
  • King of Jericho, who apparently sent his dullest men to Rahab’s house to find the spies.
  • Men, pursuers, sent to find the Israelite spies (vv7, 16, 22).
  • The LORD. First mentioned by Rahab as the One who had [already!] given the Israelites her land and dried up the Red Sea in front of them (vv9-10). She also acknowledged He is God in the heavens and the earth (v11), and asked the men to swear by Him they won’t harm her and her family (vv12-13). The Israelite men agreed, indicating they’d deal fairly with her when the LORD gives [them] the land (v14). The spies also told Joshua the LORD had already given the land into their hands (v24).

Interestingly, the author didn’t name the spies, only the conquered kings (v10), plus Joshua, Rahab, and the LORD. 

WHERE (LOCATIONS)

I noted these locations:

  • Shittim, where the spies and Joshua were when he gave them the command to view the land and Jericho (v1). The spies returned there and reported the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us (vv23-24).
  • The land and Jericho (vv1-3), the area Joshua wanted the men to spy out, where most of the action happens.
  • Rahab’s house (v1), where the spies lodged (v1), where the guard inquired about them and were told they’d gone (v3-5).
  • The gate (v5), where Rahab said the spies had gone out (v5). It was shut right after the pursuers went out (v7).
  • Rahab’s roof, where she hid the spies (v6), and where she and they made the deal to spare her and her family (vv8-14).
  • The king’s men pursued the spies on the way to the Jordan [River], as far as the fords(v7).
  • In the heavens above and on the earth beneath(v11), where Rahab says the LORD is God (v11). This reminded me of Ruth’s profession of faith (Ruth 1:16). Neither of these women knew the Hebrew God through culture or tradition but still believed in Him!
  • Rahab’s window in the city wall, by which she helped the spies escape after the city gate had been closed (v15). In this window, she tied the scarlet cord that alerted the Israelites to save her family (vv18, 21).
  • The hills, where the spies hid for three days so the pursuers wouldn’t find them (vv16, 22).

WHEN (TIMEFRAMES)

Here’s the timeline for the events in this passage:

  • Day 1: Two spies, sent by Joshua, arrived at Rahab’s house in Jericho (v1). The same evening [tonight (v2)], the King of Jericho learned they’d arrived. The King sent his guard to Rahab’s to get them; she said they’d already left when the gate was about to be closed at dark (v5). So, the pursuers left town, and the gate was closed after them (v7).
  • Before the [spies] lay down (v8) that night, Rahab struck a deal with them to keep her family alive. She told them the inhabitants of the land melt away because they knew what God did when [the Israelites] came out of Egyptand destroyed the Amorites. Their hearts melted as soon as [they] heard about the Israelites. The spies said they would deal kindly and faithfully with her, when the LORD gives us the land (vv9-14).
  • Then(v15), she lowered them from a window in the wall and told them to hide in the hills for three days(v16). The spies told her to gather her family into her house and tie a scarlet cord in that same window when we come into the land.
    This context seems to indicate they discussed when and how the family would be saved as they were escaping out the window (vv15-20).  
  • The spies waited the three days, then they returned to Joshua and gave him their report (vv22-24).

Dig-In Challenges

Here’s my plan for this week:

  1. PRAY this prayer before I study.
  2. MINE: Look for repeated concepts in this passage, including synonyms and pronouns referring to those concepts.
  3. MINE: Locate any special statements (blessings, commands, curses, prayers, promises, requests, and/or warnings) in the passage. This time, I’m also going to notice another category: questions.
  4. MINE: Note any lists (3 or more similar items) mentioned in Joshua 2.

Remember, you can download this printable summary of the DISO process for more specific instructions. I hope you’ll check in with me next week!

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