{"id":13200,"date":"2025-04-12T08:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T12:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=13200"},"modified":"2025-04-12T08:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T12:27:46","slug":"the-rescue-of-rahab","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/the-rescue-of-rahab","title":{"rendered":"THE RESCUE OF RAHAB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cBut Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho” (Joshua 6:25 ESV).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Rahab was a Canaanite and a prostitute, a person many would overlook or dismiss. Yet her courageous faith in the God of Israel moved her to protect the spies Joshua sent into Jericho. Because of her actions, she and her family were spared when the city was destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, Rahab didn\u2019t just survive\u2014she was welcomed into Israel and became part of God’s covenant people. Matthew 1:5 tells us she became the mother of Boaz, placing her in the family line of Jesus. Hebrews 11:31 honors her among the heroes of the faith, highlighting her trust in God as the reason she did not perish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahab\u2019s story is not just one of rescue. It is a testimony of faith, redemption, and becoming a member of God’s people. Her story reminds us that our past does not disqualify us from God\u2019s plans for our future. When we trust Him, He welcomes us in, gives us a new identity, and writes us into His story of redemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we trust God enough to act courageously, like Rahab, even when it might cost us something? Do we believe God can redeem our story and use it for His glory? Rahab\u2019s faith challenges us to see others through the lens of grace and reminds us that God writes beautiful stories out of broken beginnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for the hope we find in Rahab\u2019s story. We are grateful that Your grace is greater than our past. Help us to trust You with bold and courageous faith. Teach us to see ourselves and others the way You do\u2014as people who can be redeemed, restored, and used in powerful ways for Your glory. May we live each day trusting You to write something beautiful with our lives. In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBut Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho” (Joshua 6:25 ESV). Rahab was a Canaanite and a prostitute, a person many would overlook or dismiss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1273],"scripture-chapter":[1339],"oyb_day":[1629],"location":[],"class_list":["post-13200","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-joshua","scripture-chapter-1339","oyb_day-april-12"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/13200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13200"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=13200"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=13200"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=13200"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=13200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}