Today ... one more lesson about Rahab, at least exclusively about her. (I may fairly soon write an article for the Website about the chronology of the Book of Joshua, a conundrum at times. If so, Joshua chapter 2 will of necessity be discussed, the … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, “ROLE REVERSAL!”
It looks to me like the Harlot Rahab, in Joshua chapter 2, is actually the "model" character to follow, even more than the two spies dispatched to "go view the land." Instead of a brave recon mission ... the two spies ... in reality find … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, RAHAB, “PROTOTYPES”
Rahab is portrayed in such a "good light" in Joshua that commentators for years have tried to make her (her occupation) anything but a "prostitute," a common "harlot." A merchant, maybe? An innkeeper? A matriarch? Anything but a … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, RAHAB
There will be more than one lesson on Rahab. Today's is preliminary. But first, this thought. One of the biggest criticisms of the Book of Joshua is the "killing" that occurs in its pages. "Genocide," it has been called for decades. But now … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 1, “WITHIN THREE DAYS”
Finally, the time had come! What initially could have been an "eleven day" journey ... from Egypt to Canaan ... became (due to the unbelief of Israel) a multi-year trek! See Deuteronomy 1:2 ... "There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way … [Continue reading]
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