Bawdy innkeeper, canny businesswoman, Canaanite idolater, she was called out of Jericho, and into Bethlehem. #Rahab #Jericho #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookofJoshua #Tamar #Judah #Ruth #Boaz #Bible #BrokenSearchingTrustedPowerful
Hebrews: Faith of Rahab
The writer of Hebrews had begun with the pioneers of faith, the patriarchs. Then, the writer had moved on to the one—Moses—who pioneered the nation. Now came those two who represented pioneering in the Promised Land. First was Joshua the Hebrew, and now came Rahab the Canaanite
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Hebrews: Faith of Joshua
Now, the writer turned to those early pioneers in the land, representing the tribes of Israel and faithful converts, men and women of faith who forged the way in taking possession of God’s promises in the Promised Land.
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First Sunday of Advent: Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth
If Matthew had ransacked the entire Hebrew scriptures he would have been hard-pressed to find four more unlikely candidates for the Messiah’s genealogy!
