Rahab’s Success

Joshua 2:1-22

In this lesson from the book of Joshua we are going to look at the success of Rahab. In the passage Rahab is a type of Salvation. Rahab was not born again or saved as we are today but we will show what happened in regards to her saving her life as a type of our salvation.

Rahab as a type of Salvation:

1)  She heard and believed (verses 9-11)

• Rahab had heard what God had done for the children of Israel and she believed that he was the God in heaven and in earth.
• Salvation for us today is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9) and this faith comes by hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17).

2)  She followed the word of the spies and placed the scarlet cord in the window of her house and was saved from death when the Israel conquered Jericho (verses 18-21).

• Because it was Old Testament Rahab need the works with her faith so she did exactly what the spies told her.
• For us today our method is based on faith alone (Romans 10:9-13)

3)  Her Salvation was connected with a scarlet cord (verses 18,21)

• The color scarlet is not by accident it is connected with blood.
• Our sin is likened to the color scarlet (Isaiah 1:18)
• It is the blood of Jesus Christ that saves us from our sin (Ephesians 1:7 ; 1 Peter 1:18-19 ; Revelation 1:5)

Rahab not only saved her life, but went on to be the mother of Boaz and was in the lineage of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5).

For us today salvation is the ultimate success and it comes on by grace through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

Rahab’s Success : Handout

Joshua 2:1-22

1)  What is Rahab a type of in this passage?

2)  Make an outline for Rahab being a type of Salvation.

3)  Other than being delivered from the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6 where do we see the success of Rahab?