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, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them."

The children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said to them, "Go, explore the land!" They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.

"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Even jericho

The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.

Harlot's house

The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn't perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

General references

and they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.