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Joshua 2 · Grade 4

A Canaanite Who Believed

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Joshua sent two spies from Shittim to view Jericho. They lodged with Rahab, a Canaanite woman who lived in a house on the city wall. When the king demanded that she bring the men out, she hid them on her roof under stalks of flax and sent the king's men away toward the Jordan.

Rahab then told the spies what she knew. Jericho had heard how Yahweh dried up the Red Sea and how Israel defeated Sihon and Og. Their hearts melted. Rahab confessed, Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. Her fear became faith in Israel's God.

She asked for a true sign that her family would live. The spies pledged their lives for hers. She let them down by a cord and tied the scarlet line in the window. In the New Testament, Rahab is named among those who acted by faith and did not perish with the disobedient (Hebrews 11:31).

Show What You Know

  1. Where did Rahab hide the spies?

  2. What two victories had Jericho heard about?

  3. What did Rahab confess about Yahweh?

  4. Where in the New Testament is Rahab named among people of faith?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JerichoscarletspiesRahabGod
  1. Joshua sent two from Shittim to view Jericho.
  2. They lodged with , a Canaanite woman who lived in a house on the city wall.
  3. had heard how Yahweh dried up the Red Sea and how Israel defeated Sihon and Og.
  4. Rahab confessed, Yahweh your , he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
  5. She let them down by a cord and tied the line in the window.

Think About It

  1. Rahab heard the same news as everyone in Jericho, but she responded with faith. What makes the difference between fear and faith?

  2. The scarlet line marked Rahab's house for safety. How does this show God's mercy to someone outside Israel?

Memory Verse

“As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.”

Joshua 2:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Rahab's family safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was Jericho afraid?
  • What risk might faith ask you to take for someone else?

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