The Bible character I want to ramble about in Joshua is Rahab. Rahab was a prostitute who lived at the edge of the city walls of Jericho. Her place was an ideal place for Joshua's spies to stay at because they would have been seen as possible clients. It was here that Rahab's faith and trust in a God she hardly knew but heard about, surfaced. She had heard about Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea. She had also heard rumours of the possible invasion of Jericho by the Israelite army. While she was fearful, she alone turned to God for her salvation, and the Lord used her.
Her faith overcame her fear. She hid the spies, lied to the authorities and helped the spies escape. She knew she was in a dangerous position but sensed that the Israelites depended on a God worth trusting. And God rewarded Rahab and ensured safety for her and her family.
Nothing much more is said of Rahab other than that she stopped being a prostitute, married one of the spies and later became an ancestor to David and to Jesus! A prostitute!!
What struck me about this short chapter (Joshua chapter 2) about Rahab is that it made me realise that God works through people like Rahab (who many of us would reject) acknowledging her faith and not her profession. Rahab rose above her situation through her trust in God. We can take the example of this wonderful woman, and trust God to work through us in our daily lives. Just as He used Rahab, He can use us too.
We just need to let Him.
Amen!
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