Rehab to the Rescue

Prophets Faithfull to God's Covenant Faithful Prophets Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)    Joshua: Prophet of Conquest Joshua 2:15-24 New International Version 15 So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. 16 She said to them, “Go to the hills so the pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days until they return, and then go on your way.” 17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us 18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house. 19 If any of them go outside your house into the street, their blood will be on their own heads; we will not be responsible. As for those who are in the house with you, their blood will be on our head if a hand is laid on them. 20 But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.” 21 “Agreed,” she replied. “Let it be as you say.” So she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window. 22 When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days until the pursuers had searched all along the road and returned without finding them. 23 Then the two men started back. They went down out of the hills, forded the river, and came to Joshua, son of Nun, and told him everything that had happened to them. 24 They said to Joshua, “The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us.” For Reflection A Christian's sense of sinfulness never ceases to amaze me. Rehab was a heathen and a harlot.  Because of her public behavior, few modern Christians might consider her damaged goods, loathsome, and worthy of all the insults and the condemnation that a righteous Christian could pile up against her.  Is it God's intention that Christians live in fear of being condemned to a terrible afterlife as a result of their sinfulness? Is that the reason that they focus so intensely on punishing sin and so little focus on forgiveness and repentance? Are we so rotted with the idea that we must be perfect in God's sight?  It seems that we judge and then act judgementally as we do because we have limited knowledge.  Much of the time, we enact punishments or carry personal untoward attributions without considering the possibilities of forgiveness, repentance.  It makes me wonder. Is our penchant for judgmentalism sinful?  Rahab was a heathen harlot. But she had responded to God's word. God used her for God's good purposes. Then who are we to judge the book by its cover! Pray Pray so that we do not become rotted with perfection as we seek to avoid sin.  Forward to a friend