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Joshua 2 · Grade 5

Faith From an Unexpected Place

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Before crossing the Jordan, Joshua secretly sends two spies to view the land, including Jericho. They enter the house of Rahab, a Canaanite woman whose house is on the city wall. The king learns of it and orders her to bring the men out, but she has hidden them under stalks of flax on her roof and sends the searchers off toward the fords of the Jordan.

On the roof Rahab gives one of the clearest statements of faith in the book. She knows Yahweh has given Israel the land. Jericho has heard of the Red Sea and of Sihon and Og, and their hearts melted. Then she confesses, Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. A woman from the nation under judgment recognizes the true God before Israel even crosses the river.

Rahab asks the spies to deal kindly with her father's house, and they swear by their own lives. She lets them down by a cord through the window. The sign is a line of scarlet thread, and everyone inside the house will be safe. In the New Testament, Rahab appears in the family line of Jesus: Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab (Matthew 1:5).

Show What You Know

  1. Where does the king of Jericho's search party go?

  2. Why is Rahab's confession surprising?

  3. What do the spies swear by?

  4. What is the sign that keeps her family safe?

  5. Where does the New Testament place Rahab in the family line of Jesus?

Crossword

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Across

  1. She hid the spies.
  2. The city the spies went to see.

Down

  1. The color of the line in the window.
  2. She let them down by a cord through the ____.
  3. She had brought them up to the ____.

Think About It

  1. God welcomed Rahab into His people. What does that teach about who God saves?

  2. Rahab had to act on what she believed. What is one way your faith can show up in action?

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.

  • How can Rahab's courage challenge you when doing right is risky?
  • What does Rahab's story show about who can join God's people?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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