Rahab’s Role
This woman, a resident of Jericho, hid two Israelite spies on her roof.
Who is Rahab?
The leader who sent the spies to scout out Jericho.
Who is Joshua?
The fate of Jericho’s walls, as implied in the context of Rahab’s rescue.
What is they collapsed?
This virtue Rahab showed by risking her life to hide the spies.
What is courage?
The book of the Bible where Rahab’s story is found.
What is Joshua?
Rahab’s occupation, often noted in the Bible, which made her an unlikely hero.
What is a prostitute?
The city the spies were sent to investigate before Israel’s conquest.
What is Jericho?
The group spared from Jericho’s destruction because of Rahab’s actions.
Who is Rahab’s family?
Rahab’s belief in this, which motivated her to help the Israelites.
What is faith in God?
The larger event Rahab’s story is part of, involving Israel’s entry into Canaan.
What is the conquest of the Promised Land?
Rahab hid the spies under these, likely used in her household for processing grain.
What are stalks of flax?
The part of Rahab’s house where the spies were hidden from the king’s men.
What is the roof?
The men Joshua instructed to retrieve Rahab from her house during the conquest.
Who are the two spies?
The quality the spies showed by keeping their promise to spare Rahab.
What is integrity?
The body of water Israel crossed before the events of Rahab’s story.
What is the Jordan River?
The reason Rahab gave for helping the spies, based on her belief in Israel’s God.
What is “I know the Lord has given you this land”?
The promise the spies made to Rahab to spare her and her family.
What is “we will treat you kindly and faithfully”?
The location where Rahab and her family were placed for safety after Jericho’s fall.
What is outside the camp of Israel?
This theme, shown by God’s acceptance of Rahab despite her past.
What is redemption?
He sought to capture the spies.
Who is the king of Jericho?
The action Rahab took to mislead Jericho’s king about the spies’ whereabouts.
What is lying about their location?
The method the spies used to escape Rahab’s house after the king’s men left.
What is climbing down a rope?
The symbolic act Rahab was told to do to mark her house for safety, though not detailed in these verses but implied in the broader narrative.
What is tying a scarlet cord in the window?
The principle that faith requires this, as Rahab demonstrated by her actions.
What is taking action?
This New Testament book lists Rahab as an example of faith.
What is Hebrews or What is James?