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NASB | Joshua 2:4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them, and she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Joshua 2:4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them; so she said, "Yes, two men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. |
Subject: Rahab righteous or not? |
Bible Note: John, I think you hit on good points in response. I'm particularly impressed with the statement that Rahab was protecting God's messengers and thereby partnering with God rather than rebelling against him. I haven't thought of it in those words before. Here is how I've thought of this type of issue. The Law is about life; it describes life in the kingdom of Life and not death. Therefore when a person is faced with an issue such as Rahab, to preserve life (and as you said, God's will) and to lie, then preserving life always wins out. "I have come that you might have life...." So my question of whether is was a "sin" only matters in the minutia of technical law, because we all agree that we and the Word of God testify that Rahab was correct. So to answer my own question, it matters not . . . it does matter to defend life and to protect and participate in the Will of God in this life. MJH |