RAHAB THE REDEEMED
Joshua 2:1-24
God can redeem anyone…
Rahab had …
A courageous faith. (2-4)
An imperfect faith. (5-7)
A confident faith. (8-10)
A saving faith. (11)
An expectant faith. (12-14)
A defining faith. (15-21)
Discussion Guide
Open Up
What was your best hide and seek spot as a child?
If you could be a spy in any country, where would it be and why?
What was a “label” you had as a child/teenager/now?
Dig In
Do you think Rahab’s plan to hid the spies was a good one? Why or why not?
Were you surprised to find Rahab’s name in Jesus’ genealogy (Matt. 1:5)?
Read Joshua 2:8-11 and skim Numbers 21:23-25; 31-35. How does reading the story in Numbers 21 help us understand Rahab’s fears in Joshua 2?
Why do you think the spies specified that the rope from the window be scarlet? Though likely not the reason, what similarities do you see between the scarlet cord from Rahab’s window and the blood over the doorpost at Passover?
How can you have a
Live Out
What will you practically do this week to think of yourself more through your identity in Christ rather than believe any label you or others place on you?
Who is someone you have seen more through their past sin or offense toward you rather than through their redemption in Jesus?
PRAY for each other and others using Scripture and thoughts related to our identity in Christ.