In this video listen to Joshua 2 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Joshua 2 the military campaign begins with spies visiting the house of a prostitute. This was not just them jumping at human opportunity to be immoral, but a military smart move to gather information. A prostitute was the ideal person for the spies to visit, because she was someone who was connected with many others. Interestingly, Rahab ends up marrying Salmon, who is the father of Boaz who features in the book of Ruth later.

Rahab is also one of 4 women mentioned in the genealogy of Christ by Matthew. The four are in order, Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bath-Sheba. All four of the women had something that would disqualify them, and each of them are a picture of grace given to God’s people, who are his wife.

These spies were secretly sent  ...