What happensPermalink
Joshua sends two spies to Jericho. A prostitute named Rahab hides them and helps them escape, and they promise to save her and her family when Israel sacks the city. The spies return and confirm that God has given Israel the land.
Why it mattersPermalink
Joshua sending the spies cements his position as leader of Israel. Though Rahab is a Canaanite prostitute, she understands God’s power and plan better than most Israelites; as a result, she is named in the lineage of Jesus.
Key versePermalink
[Rahab] said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.”