Joshua 2: Rahab and the Spies

This week we will walk through chapter 2 of Joshua. For some of you this may be a familiar story. I encourage you to look at the story with fresh eyes.

Observation:
Read Joshua chapter 2
Read back through Joshua chapter 2 and mark every reference to Joshua, the spies, Rahab, the land, and the inhabitants of the land.
In your journal ask yourself these questions and write down the answers:

• What do you learn about Rahab? 
• Who is she? 
• Where does she live? 
• What does she tell the men of the city who come looking for the spies? 
• What does she tell the spies about the inhabitants of the land? 
• What does she ask of the spies regarding herself and her family?
• How do the spies answer her? What instructions do they give her? 
• What do you learn about the spies?
• What are the spies sent to do? 
• How do they get out of the city?
• What report do the spies bring back to Joshua? 
• What do you learn about God? 
• What stories have the inhabitants of the land heard? 
• How do the inhabitants of the land feel about Joshua and the people of Israel and their God?

Interpretation:

Look up the following words in Hebrew using Blue Letter Bible:

• melted
• no courage

Look up the following verses and write down what you learn about Rahab:

• Hebrews 11:31
• James 2:25
• Joshua 6:22-25
• Matthew 1:5

Application:

Be ready to talk about what you learned about Rahab and her part in the story of the people of Israel.