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~Class Notes
Chapter Three – RAHAB:
Read Deuteronomy 34:1-9. What do we learn here?
Read Joshua 1:1-2. They had been wandering in the desert for __________.
It was finally me for the Israelites to enter _______________________________. Read Joshua 2:1-7.
Joshua sent ____________________ to check out ______________________. They found refuge in the ____________________________________, also known as __________________________________.
There are two kinds of prostitutes mentioned in the Old Testament.
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
The Greek word for _________________ is ___________________. It comes from the same root as the modern or English term for __________________________.
There are actually three words in Hebrew that mean _______________________. 1. “Keleb” – ______________________________________________________
2. “Kedeshah” – __________________________________________________
3. “Zonah” – ____________________________________________________
NOTE: There are _____ references to a “harlot” or “prostitute” in Scripture.
The term “Ra” was the name of ______________________________.
Rahab’s full name actually means ______________________________________.
The spies were tasked with assessing the ________________________ of Jericho.
Once inside the city walls, their search led them to the house or inn of Rahab, who was prosperous enough to have a ______________________________________.
The residents of Jericho were ________________ of what was happening with the _________________________, and the city of Jericho was on guard for intruders.
Rahab surprises us… Notes on this: ___________________________________________________________________
Rahab put her own life in jeopardy to ___________________________________.
Hebrews 11:31 says this about her actions that day: “By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcome the spies in peace.”
Additionally, James 2:25 tells us:
“And in the same way was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works, when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?”
Rahab lived a life of misery. __________________, _______________________, debauchery… it was all part of the ______________________ she lived in.
Read Joshua 2:8-14.
Verse 6 tells us that she had brought the two spies to the roof and __________________________________________________________________.
Rahab had a unique response. She acknowledged __________________________ when she stated, “God in heaven above…”, as we read in verse 11.
Read Joshua 2:15-21.
After the negotiations were complete, Rahab _____________________________.
Verses 17-18 tell us that she was to hang a _______________________________ in the window where she let them down.
The color was important, for two reasons:
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
Let’s read Joshua 2:22-24.
The spies _________________ and ______________________ to Joshua.
Israel’s miraculous victory over Jericho is a familiar story…
Read Joshua 6:1-14, then Joshua 6:15-21.
And when the walls came down, they all came down… except ________________.
Read Joshua 6:22-25.
After the account of Jericho’s destruction in Joshua 6, Rahab is never again mentioned by name in the Old Testament. She is mentioned three mes in the New Testament. (Hebrews, James, and…)
Turn with me to Mathew 1:1… note verse 5.
Was Rahab a woman of influence?
1. She influenced the _____________________________________________.
2. She influenced the _____________________________________________.
3. She was influenced BY __________________________________________.
4. She influenced ________________________________________________.
5. She influenced ________________________________________________.
6. She certainly was an influence in her family from that point on, even though we don’t have the details of what that looked like.
What we do know – _____________________________________________________________.
Yes, Rahab was a certainly woman of influence.
~Homework
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