“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.”
Joshua 2:1 KJV
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out two spies who arrived at Jericho and entered the house of Rahab the prostitute and lodged there. Shittim in Hebrew is acacia, the thorny, piercing tree whose hardwood was used to make the tabernacle furniture including the ark of the covenant. Rahab was an innkeeper too and the meaning of her name is “overcome” or “overcomer”. She possessed the spirit of prophecy and had the revelation that God was giving the land to Israel. One of the spies was Salmon, from the tribe of Judah, who later married Rahab. God rewarded Rahab by having prophets and kings as her descendants. Rahab, woman of faith, protected the spies at the risk of her own life. This valiant woman knew the power of God to cleanse and transform her to represent in the old covenant, the virtuous and radiant Bride of Christ, in the new covenant. May we recognise the power of the Blood Sacrifice of Jesus and the Holy Spirit to change us, in the new covenant, and transform us as the Bride Jesus is longing for, whatever our background might be. Hallelujah!
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