Introduction
The first city they came to after crossing the river Jordan was Jericho.
Questions
1. What events did Rahab say convinced her that God was with the Israelites?
v 10 ... the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
2. How did the spies escape from Jericho?
v 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
3. What did the two spies tell Joshua when they returned?
v 24 … “Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.”
Summary Points
- v 1 to 7 Joshua sends two spies to Jericho and Rahab, a prostitute, hides them. She deceives the king's messengers
- v 8 to 13 In return Rahab asks the spies for protection for all her family
- v 14 to 21 The spies give her instructions on what to do when they come into the land to take it. She then sends them away
- v 22 to 24 The spies hide for three days and then return to Joshua and report back