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1 | How did Rahab learn about God? | Joshua | prayon | 8575 | ||
Where did Rahab first hear about God? Did she hear what he did in other cities and know of His power and believe. To do the things she did (risk her life for the Isrealite spies) she must of been very strong in her faith. | ||||||
2 | How did Rahab learn about God? | Joshua | Makarios | 8594 | ||
Hello prayon! Nelson's NKJV Study Bible suggests, "Rahab's use of God's personal name Yahweh, translated here as LORD, indicates that she had come to faith in the living God (v. 11). God had graciously opened the heart and mind of a foreign prostitute to accept Him as Lord. 'the terror of you has fallen on us': Israel's reputation went before them. God already had dramatically delivered the Israelites in many ways, and the report had been spread throughout the nations. Rahab mentioned two miraculous deliverances: the crossing of the Red Sea and the victories over two kings east of the Jordan, Sihon and Og (v. 10; see Ex. 14; Num. 21:21-35)." After reading Joshua 2:1-24, we see that Rahab was indeed a believer and had faith in the God of the Israelites! First, she calls Him LORD (Yahweh), and tells them that all the inhabitants of Jericho are 'fainthearted' because of Israel (providing them with the covert information that they came for, and by doing so gives them encouragement), and then she gives the basis for her faith: which was the miracle at the Red Sea and their military prowess over the kings of the Amorites! We can see that even in these early days of the Israelite's conquering of Canaan, that information spreads fast! Jericho obviously had its share of spies and messengers. And when the people of the land of Jericho heard the news of the ever-advancing Israelites, the result was fear.. However, (due to God's grace) the result upon hearing this news for Rahab was faith in God instead of fear! And this faith is what had prepared her for this moment, where she would aid the spies, and save herself and family from annihilation by the Israelites. Good study! Nolan Keck |
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3 | Yes, but how Nolan? | Joshua | prayon | 8608 | ||
Nolan - I know that she believed. She was a woman of great faith! But how did she come to that faith? Did someone witness to her about God or did she come to that faith herself? How did she learn that there was a Yahweh? Somebody must of told her about Him. prayon | ||||||
4 | Yes, but how Nolan? | Joshua | Makarios | 8621 | ||
Hello prayon!! I'm back from church now... :) You ask, "how did Rahab the harlot come to her faith?" Good question. The passages in the Bible that mention Rahab (Joshua 2:1-24; 6:17-25; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25) do not specifically state exactly how or who introduced her to the faith. Because of this, I have to offer my own opinion or interpretation of how she came to the faith in order to answer your question.. If you notice that Rahab and her family were the only survivors (v. 21) of the city, and Rahab was saved because of her faith (Heb. 11:31), then we could come to the conclusion that if there were any other people in the city that were Jews, believers, or 'ones' who had faith, then they would also be saved. Because of the fact that there is no one else who is saved (v. 21), then we have to come to the conclusion that either Rahab came to the faith herself or someone in her family was an influence to her. Since we do not know whether her family shared in her genuine faith or not, then it would be only speculative to assume that someone influenced her to come to the faith. The fact is- she had faith! So I come to the conclusion, based on the textual evidence, that she came to the faith herself, based on the messages or communication that was known to the citizens of Jericho about the Israelites (which was a great deal); a faith that began as the citizens of Jericho heard about the crossing of the Red Sea, and slowly grew within her as she heard more and more about the pursuits of the Israelites and their God. My conclusion is that she came to the faith on her own by God's grace through the reports of the Israelite activity in the land. I do not believe that anyone could have told her unless it was someone in her own family. And if it was someone in her family, then I don't see why the Bible failed to mention that. This is my own conclusion and I do not expect you to agree with me, but this is my interpretation for what its worth. :) Nolan |
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5 | Yes, but how Nolan? | Joshua | prayon | 8623 | ||
Nolan, I do agree with your interpretation because it is the most logical given the evidence. I was leaning that way before I even asked the question. prayon | ||||||
6 | Yes, but how Nolan? | Joshua | Makarios | 8626 | ||
Thank you prayon! I humbly accept the fact that you find my reasoning as 'logical' and sound! Thank you! :) | ||||||