Joshua 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

To spy secretly

Even jericho

Joshua 5:10

Joshua 6:1

Harlot's house

General references

Deuteronomy 1:24

1 Samuel 26:4

Bible References

To spy secretly

"Send men out to search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers, a man; and let them all be such as are rulers among them."

And the children of Dan sent of their kindreds five men of activity, out of their coasts, even out of Zorah and Eshtaol, to view the land and search it out, and said unto them, "Go and search out the land." And they came to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah and lodged there.

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves: Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, either unclean person, or covetous person, which is the worshipper of images, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

Even jericho

And the children of Israel pitched their tents in Gilgal, and held the feast of Passover the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the fields of Jericho.

And Jericho shut in her people, and was shut for fear of the children of Israel, so that no man went out or in.

Harlot's house

But the city shall be excommunicate, both it and all that is therein, unto the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, both she and all that is with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; Obed begat Jesse;

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with unbelievers, when she had received the spies to lodging peaceably.

Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot justified through works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

General references

And they departed and went up into the high country and came unto the river Eshcol, and searched it out,

he sent out spies and understood that Saul was come of surety.