2022.07.12 - Interesting People - Rahab

2022.07.12 - Interesting People - Rahab

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

9:21 AM

1.     Rahab

a.     Name means 

                              i.         Insolent

                             ii.         Proud

1.     Also to make room 

2.     Wide 

2.     House On The Wall

a.     She lived on the wall

                              i.         She could see all that went on outside the city 

                             ii.         She could see all that went on inside the city 

                           iii.         She straddled the "fence"

1.     She was on the wall

a.     Not outside totally away from safety 

b.     Not inside totally inside the boundaries of safety

3.     Shadow Of The Lost

a.     She was a shadow or type of those who are or were once lost

                                            i.        By Eastern culture she would have to have been asked for permission for the spies to enter her home, and when asked she granted permission.

1.     Many are just waiting to be told The Good News - 

a.     we cannot assume the answer will be no

b.     The spies had every right to assume her answer would be  no

1.     They were SPIES sent to spy on her home

b.     She may have lived "on the wall" but she had heard . . . 

                                            i.        Joshua 2:10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. KJV

4.     Places of Prominence

a.     Lineage of Jesus Christ 

                              i.         Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;  And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;  And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;  And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; KJV

b.     Wife of Salmon 

                              i.         Salmon

1.     Name means

a.     Clothes

b.     Raiment

c.     Garment 

d.     Literally a dress

2.     Zechariah 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by. KJV

c.     Mother of Boaz

                              i.         Board married Ruth 

d.     Hall of Faith 

                              i.         Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. KJV

e.     James Brother of Christ on Faith & Works

                              i.         James 2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 

25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. KJV