Surely You Jest

God often issues warnings in the Bible about impending destruction. Choosing to listen to Him or not can be a matter of life and death. Such was the case with Lot and Rahab. Lot, the nephew of Abraham, was warned about the impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. He tries to convince his sons-in-law to […]

Salvation in a Cord

Destruction was imminent to the residents of Jericho. In Joshua 2, Rahab tells the spies that Joshua sent to Jericho, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you (verse 9).” […]

#WednesdayWalk — Trusting God or Fortified Walls

I stared out the window and watched the scarlet cord blow in the breeze. I wondered who Rahab was signaling with this impromptu flag. I felt vulnerable looking out the window perched high on the wall as I watched the Israelites approach the city again with priests carrying a golden box and trumpets made of ram horns.

Relying on Faith in a Crumbling World

Just as death passed over Israelite homes with blood over their doorway in the Passover in Exodus, destruction passed over Rahab and her family because of a blood-colored cord in their window. It was Rahab’s faith in God that brought salvation to her home.