Women in the Bible
Rahab: Peace
Joshua 2

An old Latin proverb, si vis pacem, para bellum, if you want peace, (

) for war.

Who is Rahab?

Lived in (

)

Is in the (

) of prostitution

Her (

) sits on the outside wall of the city

She has (

) that she cares deeply

A summary of Rehab could look like this:

She is poor, and a sex worker, she is an outcast.

A thought grows in her mind, the Israelites (

) it out, their God does not (

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) outcasts, their God (

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) and (

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) slaves free.

Rahab is, a woman (

) to peace.

Rahab’s inclusion in Jesus’ genealogy shows that Jesus is just as (

) to peace as she was.

The Hebrew understanding of peace means more than just freedom from trouble, it means wanting everything that leads to the (

) good.

God can turn our feet toward peace but there is a (

) in that direction.

The (

) of God is the mirror to the world today.

We can pray for wars to end, for our family to heal, but until we examine our role in those situations, we are only (

) at the direction we should be walking.

Her place in the Lord’s lineage is a powerful reminder that even in the face of certain (

), peace with God is available through faith in the coming Christ.