Women of the Bible Rahab
Women of the Bible – Rahab
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A Woman Who Believed the Truth
by Kathryn Capoccia
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Before reading this, Jump to the bottom of this article and read the Bible verses down below this article.
If you only read her article you get one ideal, but if you read the Bible verses in correct context you will come away with a different ideal. They use verses out of context and then do not explain the correct context. They come up with wrong conclusions as a results.
She mixes everything together as if all were the same thing. The normal prostitute, the pagan cult pagan fertility god worshiper prostitute, adulterous wife acting like a prostitute, OT ceremony rule before you can worship God, holy temple worship of God rules, you have to read enough of the context to clearly understand the context of each verse so you get a clear understanding. At the Bottom I look up all Bible verses she used and put them in context. Different understanding when they are in correct context.
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Young Adults Sunday School Class
All Scripture references are taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW
INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New York Bible Society, used by
permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
© Copyright Kathy Capoccia 2000. This file may be freely copied, printed out,
and distributed as long as copyright and source statements remain intact,
and that it is not sold.
I. Introduction
A. Prayer Requests
B. Memory verse: JOH 1:12,13 "Yet to all who received him, to those
who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision
or a husband's will, but born of God."
II. Character Profile: Rahab, A Woman Who Believed The Truth
A. WHO WAS SHE? (see JOS 2 and 6:17-25; MAT 1:5; HEB 11:31; JAM 2:25).
1. WHAT WAS HER OCCUPATION? She was a "prostitute"- ishshah, woman:
zanah, one who fornicates, harlot (JOS 2:1; 6:17,22,25)
*WHAT IS A PROSTITUTE?
A prostitute is a person who engages in "sexual relations
outside of marriage for professional reasons, either mercenary
or religious"; "a harlot is a secular prostitute who offers
herself for money" ("The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the
Bible", vol. 4, pg. 910).
*WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT HARLOTRY?
a) A PRIEST'S DAUGHTER WHO WAS A PROSTITUTE WAS TO BE BURNED (LEV
21:9); AN ORDINARY WOMAN WAS TO BE STONED TO DEATH (DEU
22:21).
b) LEVITES WERE FORBIDDEN TO MARRY PROSTITUTES (LEV 21:7,9,14),
AND MONEY EARNED FROM PROSTITUTION WAS FORBIDDEN AS OFFERINGS
IN THE TEMPLE OR AS PAYMENT FOR VOWS (DEU 23:18).
c) PROSTITUTES ARE SEEN AS:
1) ADVENTURESSES WHO LEAD MEN TO RUIN (PRO 23:27; REV 17:5)
2) THOSE WHO FREQUENT PUBLIC PLACES IN EXOTIC DRESS (1KI
22:38; PRO 7:12; ISA 3:16).
3) THOSE WITH A LOUD, UNRESTRAINED MANNER (PRO 7:11,13; ISA
3:16; JER 2:23-25, 3:3).
4) THOSE WITH A BEGUILING TONGUE (PRO 6:24).
2. WHAT WAS HER NAME? Her Name Was Rahab, "insolence", or
"fierceness" or "broad" or "spacious". The "Ra" part of her name
comes from Egyptian idolatry, "Ra" the sun god. *this is from
"All the Women of the Bible", by Herbert Lockyer, Zondervan
Publishers, pg.130.
3. WHEN DID SHE LIVE? She lived at the time of the conquest of
Canaan by the Israelites, variously dated as @ 1400 B.C. or @
1200 B.C.. The account of her took place @ 6 days before the
Israelites crossed the Jordan River, and somewhere around 2 1/2
weeks after that.
4. WHERE DID SHE LIVE?
a) She lived in Canaan- the land northeast of Egypt, bordered by
the Mediterranean Sea on the west, Lebanon to the north, the
Euphrates River to the east, and the wilderness of Arabia to
the south; to the north was the Hittite Empire and Bashan, to
the east were the nations of Ammon and the Ammorites, Moab,
and Edom.
1) this was the land that God had given to Abraham and his
descendants forever, stretching from "the river of Egypt as
far as the Euphrates River" (GEN 15:7-21; 17).
2) this was a land "flowing with milk and honey" (GEN 3:8,17;
13:27), i.e. a fruitful land.
3) this land was populated by those whose iniquities were
complete before God, calling for judgment (GEN 15:16).
4) this land was populated by both normally sized humans and
the descendants of Anak (the Nephilim, or "giants" i.e.
9-10 foot tall people that lived near Hebron in the
southern part of Palestine).
b) She lived in the city of Jericho
1) this was a walled city-state located west of the main ford
on the lower Jordan River; it controlled the crossing of
the river and the entrance to the land west of it.
2) this town was located in a fertile plain celebrated for its
palms and balsam shrubs; it was encircled on the western
side by a barren range of mountains.
3) this town was ruled by a king (JOS 2:2,3) i.e. it was a
small kingdom whose ruler was a local chieftain not a ruler
of large area.
4) this was a strongly fortified town well supplied with water
from springs, and it was @5 mi. from the Jordan River.
a] its wall probably was constructed as "casemate type
walls" (a hollow wall constructed with rooms- outside, a
vertical expanse of bricks with pierced ramparts) which
may have been as tall as thirty feet and as thick as
fifteen feet, if it was like other Late Bronze Age
fortifications. *this information comes from "Webster's
New Twentieth Century Dictionary", co. 1074, pg.280;
"The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible", co.
1975, vol.5, pg. 894; "The NIV Study Bible" pg. 294; and
"The Ryrie Study Bible", pg. 334.
b] its wall had dwellings in it (JOS 2:15).
c) She lived in a house in the city's wall- "chomah" (JOS 2:15).
1) it had a roof area (JOS 2:6,8).
2) it had a window facing the outside (JOS 2:15,17,21).
3) it was apparently elevated above the ground (JOS 2:15).
*her house was apparently at or near the top of the wall
because it had a roof that was open to the sky, a window
that faced outward, and was far enough above ground that
anyone leaving through the window would have had to have
been let down by a rope (JOS 2:15).
5. WHO WERE HER PEOPLE?
a) She came from the Canaanites
1) Canaanite and Amorite appear to be synonymous terms of
Palestinian dwellers in this area:
a] they had a NW Semitic language, a written language,
literature, and an artisan pottery capability.
b] their society was stratified into three groups:
i] the freemen (farmers, artisans, traders, priests,
musicians, and warriors).
ii] the semi-freemen (clients).
iii] the slaves (those who were war captives, foreign
slaves or native Canaanites who perhaps were
indentured or sold as children).
c] their society was basically agricultural and feudal,
with much of the land belonging to the king, whose
subjects owed allegiance and services in return for the
lands.
2) They were idolatrous people whose chief gods were El, Baal,
Dagon, and Ashtaroth; religious practices included ritual
prostitution and infant sacrifice.
*this information comes from "The Zondervan Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible", vol.1, pgs.701-708.
b) Her family group consisted of:
1) her father and mother (JOS 2:13, 6:23)
2) her brothers (JOS 2:13, 6:23).
3) her sisters (JOS 2:13).
4) those who belonged to her (JOS 2:13, 6:23).
B. WHAT DID SHE DO?
1. She Heard (JOS 2:10,11)
"faith comes by hearing..." (ROM 10:17).
WHAT DID SHE HEAR?
a) how the LORD dried up the Red Sea for the Israelites (JOS
2:10).
EXO 14:21,22 "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea,
and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong
east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were
divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry
ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their
left."
EXO 14:26-30 "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your
hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the
Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.' Moses stretched
out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back
to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the
LORD swept them into the sea. The water flowed back and
covered the chariots and horsemen--the entire army of Pharaoh
that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them
survived. But the Israelites went through the sea on dry
ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the
Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the
shore."
1) God's mighty power over nature was displayed.
2) God's power over the Egyptian army and death was displayed.
3) God's ownership of the Israelites and His intervention for
them was displayed.
*WHEN DID THIS EVENT OCCUR? More than 40 years before this.
b) how God destroyed Sihon and OG, two kings of the Amorites
NUM 21:23,24 "But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his
territory. He mustered his entire army and marched out into
the desert against Israel. When he reached Jahaz, he fought
with Israel. Israel, however, put him to the sword and took
over his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only as far as
the Ammonites, because their border was fortified."
NUM 21:33-35 "Then they turned and went up along the road
toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army
marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei. The LORD said to
Moses, 'Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to
you, with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did
to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.' So
they struck him down, together with his sons and his whole
army, leaving them no survivors. And they took possession of
his land."
1) Sihon, king of the Amorites: Heshbon was his capital city;
his land was bordered on the south by the Arnon and on the
north by the Jabbok; his lands became part of the
Trans-Jordan territory claimed by Reuben, Gad, and the half
tribe of Manasseh.
a] the defeat of Sihon was used by Moses as a rallying
point for the battle with Og (DEU 3:1-11).
b] the defeat of Sihon became a reference point for the
Israelites in recounting God's defense of them and a
part of the demoralizing of Canaan's populace (NUM
21:27-30; DEU 1:5, 29:7, 31:4; JOS 2:10, 9:10; JUD
11:12-28; NEH 9:22; PSA 135:11. 136:19).
2) Og, king of Bashan: his territory included northern Gilead
from the Jabbok to Yarmuk to Mt. Hermon, including 60
fortified towns. He was an Amorite (DEU 3:8) and is
regarded as part of the Rephaim (DEU 3:11), or giants- his
bedstead was 13 by 6 1/2 ft. (DEU 3:11). His territory was
given to the half tribe of Manassah.
*WHEN DID THESE EVENTS TAKE PLACE? They occurred more than
40 yrs. before this, after the Israelites left Egypt and
before they came to Canaan the first time (before the 40
yr. wandering).
2. She Believed
"I know..." (JOS 2:9)
a) that God would prevail against the Canaanites (JOS 2:8-13).
1) that God had given Canaan to the Israelites (JOS 2:9).
2) that a great fear of the Israelites had fallen on the land
(JOS 2:9).
3) that the inhabitants of the land were "melting in fear"
(JOS 2:9).
4) that the people of Jericho's hearts were melted and they
were without courage (JOS 2:11).
b) that the LORD (YHWH, "I AM that I AM", the proper name of God)
your God is God in heaven and on earth (JOS 2:11).
she knew whom she believed
c) that she and her family would die unless they found refuge in
God (JOS 2:13).
JOS 2:13 "that you will spare the lives of my father and
mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them,
and that you will save us from death."
3. She Acted upon Her Belief
"faith by itself, if it not accompanied by action, is dead" (JAM
2:17).
a) She Repented
"...God's kindness leads you toward repentance" (ROM 2:4).
*WHAT IS REPENTANCE?
Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary says its, "to feel
such sorrow for sin as leads to amendment of one's ways"- its
a turning away from sin and toward righteousness, i.e. a 180
degree turn.
1) she was drying flax (JOS 2:6).
a] she must have planted and harvested the flax herself
i] flax was grown for its fiber for the making of linen
cloth.
ii] flax was an important crop; each spring seeds are
planted; the field must be kept free of weeds in
order for the plants to grow- a hot and hard job by
hand.
iii] the stalks grow 2-4 ft. high; when the flax "bols"
are ripe the plants are pulled up whole, soaked in
water for 3-4 wks. (this causes the fibers to
separate for combing), and then laid out to dry.
iv] stalks of flax and other grains were often dried on
rooftops and other flat areas in Bible times.
*this information comes from "The Zondervan Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible", vol. 2, pg. 546, and "The
Victor Handbook of Bible Knowledge", by V. Gilbert
Beers, Victor Books, co. 1981, pg. 129.
b] she would not have been able to farm flax and still be a
prostitute because the farming was both time consuming
and potentially disfiguring (SON 1:6).
b) She Committed Herself.
"No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back,
is fit for the kingdom of God" (LUK 9:62).
1) she identified with God's people
a] she protected the spies by hiding them under the flax on
her roof (JOS 2:4,6).
b] she risked her life and lied to the pursuers (JOS
2:4-6).
i] about the identity of the spies- she said she did not
know that they were Israelites (JOS 2:4).
ii] about where they were- she said they left at dusk
(JOS 2:5).
c] she helped them escape (JOS 2:15,16).
i] she let them down from her window by a rope (JOS
2:15).
ii] she advised them on a route of escape (JOS 2:16).
*Rahab understood that to take sides with God's
people was to take sides with God- she was willing to
forsake her own heritage for her faith in God.
2) She made a covenant agreement with them.
a] Rahab asked for a covenant with them.
-because she had shown kindness she asked for kindness
in return (JOS 2:12).
-she asked for a sign of the agreement (JOS 2:12).
b] the spies made a covenant with her:
-the spies guaranteed faithfulness and kindness upon
pain of death (JOS 2:14).
-the spies made a provisional covenant with her and all
who were hers that they would spare her if she:
i] did not tell what they were doing (JOS 2:14).
ii] tied a scarlet cord (the sign of the covenant) in her
window (JOS 2:17).
3) She submitted to the terms of the covenant- she tied the
ribbon in the window (JOS 2:21).
*this was a sign to others that a believer resided within
and expressed her complete faith that God would prevail.
Some have said that the scarlet on the window was a symbol
like the blood on the doorframes of Egypt- that the one
inside would be passed over in the hour of death and
judgment because of faith.
4. She Was Saved (JOS 6:17-25).
"...the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out" (JOH
6:37).
a) Physically (JOS 6:23)
1) she was delivered from destruction
2) she found a place among the people
a] at first she was outside the camp (JOS 6:23).
b] she lived among the people (JOS 6:25).
c] she married Salmon, a prince of Judah, and became the
mother of Boaz, the great-grandmother of David, and a
part of the line from which Jesus would arise (MAT 1:5).
b) Spiritually
We do not have an account of the salvation experience of Rahab
but that she was a believer is evident:
1) she had a faith before the spies came to Jericho based upon
the word she had heard about God (HEB 11:31; JAM 2:25).
2) her faith came to fruition when she committed herself to
God and His people (JAM 2:25).
3) she was regarded as a believer by the Israelites because
she was allowed to live among the people as one of them
rather than as a slave (as the deceptive Gibeonites had to
JOS 9:23-27).
4) she was allowed to marry an Israelite, Salmon, a thing
forbidden for unbelievers to do (EXO 34:16).
C. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HER?
1. God accepts anyone who comes to Him in faith.
2. Salvation is a work of God, not generated by man in any way (ROM
9:16; EPH 2:8,9; JOH 3:5-8; 2TI 1:9; TIT 3:5)
3. Salvation comes through faith involving three elements:
a) Repentance
ACT 20:21 "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they
must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord
Jesus."
1) John the Baptist preached repentance (MAT 3:2; MAR 1:15).
2) Jesus preached repentance (MAT 4:17; LUK 13:3).
3) the disciples preached repentance (MAR 6:12).
4) Peter preached repentance (ACT 2:38).
*Repentance: the Greek word "metanoia" means to change
one's mind- in the N.T. it always means to change one's
mind about sin, to turn away from sin.
a] this necessitates an awareness of sin and it's penalty-
death.
*HOW DOES ONE BECOME AWARE OF SIN? By hearing (or
reading) the words of God (ROM 10:17).
i] sin is falling short of God's standard ("chata"- to
miss).
ii] sin is willingly rebelling against God's standard
("pesha"- transgression, rebellion; "avon"-
iniquity).
ROM 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord."
b] this necessitates an acknowledgement of one's own
sinfulness.
*HOW DOES ONE BECOME AWARE OF ONE'S OWN SINFULNESS? By
the working of the Holy Spirit in one's heart (JOH
16:8).
ROM 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God".
ROM 3:10-12 "As it is written: 'There is no one
righteous, not even one; there is no one who
understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away,
they have together become worthless; there is no one who
does good, not even one.'"
b) Belief
JOH 8:24 "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you
do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will
indeed die in your sins."
ROM 10:9,10 "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is
Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you
believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you
confess and are saved."
1) belief is "an acceptance of something as true, or a firm
persuasion of the truths of a religion"- Webster's
Dictionary.
JOH 1:7 "He [John the Baptist] came as a witness to
testify concerning that light [Jesus], so that through him
all men might believe."
JOH 1:12,13 "Yet to all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become children
of God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human
decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
2) the object of belief- Jesus
a] that Jesus is the only Savior of the world (JOH 14;6;
ACT 4:12).
i] that He lived a sinless life.
ii] that He died as the substitute sacrifice for man's
sins.
iii] that He bodily rose from the grave on the third day.
iv] that He is seated at the right hand of God in Heaven.
b] that Jesus is God (JOH 8:58, 20:28; COL 1:15).
c] that Jesus is Lord (ACT 2:36, 16:31; ROM 10:9).
i] that Jesus is the God who rules
þ He created everything (COL 1:16).
þ everything is under Him (1CO 15:25,27)
ii] that God the Father made Jesus the One through whom
judgment will come (2TI 4:1,8).
PSA 2:12 "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be
destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in
a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him."
c) Submission
PSA 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a
broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."
1) Humility- You must come to God aware that you are a sinner
in debt to God for your sins and that you can do nothing in
yourself to make up for them.
LUK 18:13,14 "But the tax collector stood at a distance.
He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast
and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' I tell you
that this man, rather than the other, went home justified
before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be
humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
2) Commitment- You must be willing to give yourself completely
to God in exchange for His forgiveness.
LUK 9:62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the
plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of
God."
LUK 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his
father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and
sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple."
LUK 14:27 "And anyone who does not carry his cross and
follow me cannot be my disciple."
3) Obedience- You must be willing to follow Him in whatever
He commands you to do.
JOH 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command."
*PERHAPS YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE WHO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT
JESUS BUT HAVE NEVER ACTED ON YOUR BELIEF
- YOU'VE NEVER CONFESSED YOUR SINS TO GOD AND SOUGHT HIS
FORGIVENESS FOR THEM
-YOU'VE NEVER SUBMITTED YOUR LIFE TO HIM AS LORD
-YOU'VE NEVER COMMITTED YOURSELF TO FOLLOWING AND OBEYING
JESUS NO MATTER WHAT
GOD SAYS, "Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on
him while he is near (ISA 55:6)," AND "I tell you, now is
the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation" (2CO
6:2).
IF YOU FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKING IN YOUR HEART TODAY,
RESPOND TO HIM. IT IS HE WHO GIVES YOU THE GRACE TO WANT
TO REPENT: IT IS HE WHO TEACHES YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT SIN,
AND SALVATION THROUGH JESUS: IT IS HE WHO MAKES YOU ABLE
TO COME TO HIM HUMBLY TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FOR YOUR
SINS: IT IS HE WHO MAKES YOU WILLING TO SUBMIT TO HIM IN
EVERYTHING. GOD HAS DONE IT ALL FOR YOU THROUGH HIS GRACE-
AND YOU CAN BE FREE OF YOUR SIN DEBT, YOU CAN BE MADE HOLY
AND PURE BEFORE GOD IF YOU TRULY WANT TO BE. WON'T YOU ASK
HIM NOW?
LET'S PRAY.
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Exodus 34:10-20
10 The LORD replied, "All right. This is the covenant I am going to make with you. I will perform wonders that have never been done before anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD -- the awesome power I will display through you.
11 Your responsibility is to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then I will surely drive out all those who stand in your way -- the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
12 "Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
13 Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
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They worshiped the many pagan Baal gods. The sun god, moon god, rain god, many others pagan gods and they use a pagan sex orgy to worship the pagan fertility god which was called “fornication” = “sexual immorality” = “poenia”. To get promise of good farm crops = more money income.
“Pagan images” were of the different pagan gods and especially of the “sexy pagan fertility god” images. Both in the OT and in the NT, the whole Bible, all around them. Compare Nu 25: 1-9 and 1 Cor 10:8 below
“Pagan altars” During “fornication” sex orgy some women would get pregnant and they would offer human baby sacrifice to the Baal fertility god to get good farm crops.
“Pagan pillars” on every hill to do “fornication” sex orgy worship to the pagan fertility god and many other Baal pagan gods.
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14 You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
15 "Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes,
(Corinth had over 2000 of them, cultist pagan Temple prostitutes used to seduce people to come and join them in the pagan sex orgy to worship the pagan fertility god and get promises to get good farm crops (this is called fornication))
committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
16 And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
17 You must make no gods for yourselves at all.
Deuteronomy 23
1 "If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
2 "Those of illegitimate birth and their descendants for ten generations may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
3 "No Ammonites or Moabites, or any of their descendants for ten generations, may be included in the assembly of the LORD.
4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they tried to hire Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.
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Compare Deut 23 to Nu25. In Nu 25:1-9 They join in the worship of the Baal pagan fertility god sex orgy worship to this fertility god. This is called “Fornication” by Paul in 1 Cor 10:8 God got very angry with them and killed 23,000 to 24,000.
1 Corinthians 10:8
8 And we must not engage in sexual immorality
(= fornication = poenia = using your God given sexual freedom to join in the pagan worship sex orgy to worship pagan Baal fertility god)
as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
(This refers back to Nu 25: 1-9) Which violates the 1st command and Exodus 34:10-20
Numbers 25:1-9
Nu 25:1 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.
2 These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.
3 Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.
4 The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel." 5 So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. 6 Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear 8 and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped,
9 but not before 24,000 people had died.
Israel never had “temple prostitutes”, only cultic pagan fertility god worshipers Temples had pagan “Temple Prostitutes”. They were always all around them Everywhere in both OT and NT.
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5 (But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.)
Joshua 2
Jos 2:1 Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia. He instructed them, "Spy out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho." So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. 2 But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." 3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who have come into your house. They are spies sent here to discover the best way to attack us." 4 Rahab, who had hidden the two men, replied, "The men were here earlier, but I didn't know where they were from. 5 They left the city at dusk, as the city gates were about to close, and I don't know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them." 6 (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath piles of flax.) 7 So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossing places of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the city gate was shut. 8 Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. 9 "I know the LORD has given you this land," she told them. "We are all afraid of you. Everyone is living in terror. 10 For we have heard how the LORD made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed. 11 No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below. 12 Now swear to me by the LORD that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that 13 when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families." 14 "We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety," the men agreed. "If you don't betray us, we will keep our promise when the LORD gives us the land." 15 Then, since Rahab's house was built into the city wall, she let them down by a rope through the window. 16 "Escape to the hill country," she told them. "Hide there for three days until the men who are searching for you have returned; then go on your way." 17 Before they left, the men told her, "We can guarantee your safety 18 only if you leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window. And all your family members -- your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives -- must be here inside the house. 19 If they go out into the street, they will be killed, and we cannot be held to our oath. But we swear that no one inside this house will be killed -- not a hand will be laid on any of them. 20 If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way." 21 "I accept your terms," she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window. 22 The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them had searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned to the city without success. 23 Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them. 24 "The LORD will certainly give us the whole land," they said, "for all the people in the land are terrified of us."
Joshua 6:17-25 Rahab the Godly Prostitute
17 The city and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. 18 Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on all Israel. 19 Everything made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron is sacred to the LORD and must be brought into his treasury." 20 When the people heard the sound of the horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the city from every side and captured it. 21 They completely destroyed everything in it -- men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, donkeys -- everything. 22 Then Joshua said to the two spies, "Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute's house and bring her out, along with all her family." 23 The young men went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel. 24 Then the Israelites burned the city and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the LORD's house. 25 So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.
Matthew 1:5
5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (his mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (his mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse.
Hebrews 11:31
31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with all the others in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
James 2:25
25 Rahab the prostitute is another example of this. She was made right with God by her actions -- when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.
Deuteronomy 22:21
21 In such cases, the judges must take the girl to the door of her father's home, and the men of the town will stone her to death. She has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. Such evil must be cleansed from among you.
23:17, 18, Le 19:29, 21:9
Deuteronomy 22:13-21
13 "Suppose a man marries a woman and, after sleeping with her, changes his mind about her 14 and falsely accuses her of having slept with another man. He might say, 'I discovered she was not a virgin when I married her.' 15 If the man does this, the woman's father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the leaders of the town. 16 Her father must tell them, 'I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her. 17 He has accused her of shameful things, claiming that she was not a virgin when he married her. But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they must spread the cloth before the judges. 18 The judges must then punish the man. 19 They will fine him one hundred pieces of silver, for he falsely accused a virgin of Israel. The payment will be made to the woman's father. The woman will then remain the man's wife, and he may never divorce her. 20 "But suppose the man's accusations are true, and her virginity could not be proved.
21 In such cases, the judges must take the girl to the door of her father's home, and the men of the town will stone her to death. She has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. Such evil must be cleansed from among you.
Leviticus 21:7-14
7 "The priests must not marry women defiled by prostitution or women who have been divorced, for the priests must be set apart to God as holy. 8 You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy.
9 If a priest's daughter becomes a prostitute, defiling her father's holiness as well as herself, she must be burned to death.
10 "The high priest, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the special priestly garments, must never let his hair hang loose or tear his clothing.
11 He must never defile himself by going near a dead person, even if it is his father or mother.
12 He must not desecrate the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend his parents' funeral, because he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.
13 "The high priest must marry a virgin.
14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan,
Deuteronomy 23
Proverbs 23:23-27
Deuteronomy 23
1 "If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
2 "Those of illegitimate birth and their descendants for ten generations may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
3 "No Ammonites or Moabites, or any of their descendants for ten generations, may be included in the assembly of the LORD.
4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they tried to hire Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.
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In Nu 25:1-9 They join in the worship of the Baal pagan fertility god sex orgy worship to this fertility god.This is called Fornication by Paul in 1 Cor 10:8 God got very angry with them and killed 23,000 to 24,000.
1 Corinthians 10:8
8 And we must not engage in sexual immorality (= fornication = poenia = using your God given sexual freedom to join in the pagan worship sex orgy to worship pagan Baal fertility god) as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. (This refers back to Nu 25: 1-9) Which violatesthe 1st command and
Numbers 25:1-9
Nu 25:1 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.
2 These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.
3 Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.
4 The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel." 5 So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. 6 Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear 8 and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped,
9 but not before 24,000 people had died.
Israel never had “temple prostitutes”, only cultic pagan fertility god worshipers Temples had pagan “Temple Prostitutes”. They were always all around them Everywhere in both OT and NT.
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5 (But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.)
6 You must never, as long as you live, try to help the Ammonites or the Moabites in any way.
7 "Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives, and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians.
8 The third generation of Egyptians who came with you from Egypt may enter the assembly of the LORD.
9 "When you go to war against your enemies, stay away from everything impure.
10 "Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled because of a nocturnal emission must leave the camp and stay away all day.
11 Toward evening he must bathe himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.
12 "Mark off an area outside the camp for a latrine.
13 Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, you must dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.
14 The camp must be holy, for the LORD your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he might turn away from you.
15 "If slaves should escape from their masters and take refuge with you, do not force them to return.
16 Let them live among you in whatever town they choose, and do not oppress them.
17 "No Israelite man or woman may ever become a temple prostitute.
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Israel never had “temple prostitutes”, only cultic pagan fertility god worshipers Temples had pagan “Temple Prostitutes”. They were always all around them Everywhere in both OT and NT.
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18 Do not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.
19 "Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether it is money, food, or anything else that may be loaned with interest.
20 You may charge interest to foreigners, but not to Israelites, so the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
21 "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, be prompt in doing whatever you promised him. For the LORD your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows. If you don't, you will be guilty of sin.
22 However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.
23 But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to do as you have said, for you have made a vow to the LORD your God.
24 "You may eat your fill of grapes from your neighbor's vineyard, but do not take any away in a basket.
25 And you may pluck a few heads of your neighbor's grain by hand, but you may not harvest it with a sickle.
27 A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous.
Proverbs 23:27
23 Get the truth and don't ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment.
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children.
25 So give your parents joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.
26 O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in my ways of wisdom.
27 A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous. 28 She hides and waits like a robber, looking for another victim who will be unfaithful to his wife.
29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
Proverbs 7:1-27 7:12,
Pro 7:1 Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. 2 Obey them and live! Guard my teachings as your most precious possession. 3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. 4 Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
5 Let them hold you back from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of an adulterous woman.
6 I was looking out the window of my house one day 7 and saw a simpleminded young man who lacked common sense.
8 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman. He was strolling down the path by her house
9 at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in. 10 The woman approached him, dressed seductively and sly of heart.
11 She was the brash, rebellious type who never stays at home.
12 She is often seen in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner.
13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,
14 "I've offered my sacrifices and just finished my vows.
15 It's you I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!
16 My bed is spread with colored sheets of finest linen imported from Egypt.
17 I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning. Let's enjoy each other's caresses,
19 for my husband is not home. He's away on a long trip. 20 He has taken a wallet full of money with him, and he won't return until later in the month."
21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech. With her flattery she enticed him. 22 He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter or like a trapped stag, 23 awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life. 24 Listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words. 25 Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path. 26 For she has been the ruin of many; numerous men have been her victims. 27 Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-29 Ec 7:26
Ec 7:21 Don't eavesdrop on others -- you may hear your servant laughing at you. 22 For you know how often you yourself have laughed at others. 23 All along I have tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, "I am determined to be wise." But it didn't really work. 24 Wisdom is always distant and very difficult to find. 25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
26 I discovered that a seductive woman (adulterous women) is more bitter than death. Her passion is a trap, and her soft hands will bind you. Those who please God will escape from her, but sinners will be caught in her snare. 27 "This is my conclusion," says the Teacher. "I came to this result after looking into the matter from every possible angle. 28 Just one out of every thousand men I interviewed can be said to be upright, but not one woman! 29 I discovered that God created people to be upright, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path."
Revelation 17:1-10
Rev 17:1 One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. 2 The rulers of the world have had immoral relations with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality." 3 So the angel took me in spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, written all over with blasphemies against God. 4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. She held in her hand a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.
5 A mysterious name was written on her forehead: "Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World."
6 I could see that she was drunk -- drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her completely amazed. 7 "Why are you so amazed?" the angel asked. "I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast you saw was alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from before the world began, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died. 9 "And now understand this: The seven heads of the beast represent the seven hills of the city where this woman rules. They also represent seven kings. 10 Five kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief.
EXO 34:16 Exodus 34:10-20
10 The LORD replied, "All right. This is the covenant I am going to make with you. I will perform wonders that have never been done before anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD -- the awesome power I will display through you.
11 Your responsibility is to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then I will surely drive out all those who stand in your way -- the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
12 "Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
13 Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
14 You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
15 "Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
16 And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
17 You must make no gods for yourselves at all.
18 "Be sure to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, just as I instructed you, at the appointed time each year in early spring, for that was when you left Egypt.
19 "Every firstborn male belongs to me -- of both cattle and sheep.
20 A firstborn male donkey may be redeemed from the LORD by presenting a lamb in its place. But if you decide not to make the exchange, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn son. No one is allowed to appear before me without a gift.
Women of the Bible – Rahab
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A Woman Who Believed the Truth
by Kathryn Capoccia
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Before reading this, Jump to the bottom of this article and read the Bible verses down below this article.
If you only read her article you get one ideal, but if you read the Bible verses in correct context you will come away with a different ideal. They use verses out of context and then do not explain the correct context. They come up with wrong conclusions as a results.
She mixes everything together as if all were the same thing. The normal prostitute, the pagan cult pagan fertility god worshiper prostitute, adulterous wife acting like a prostitute, OT ceremony rule before you can worship God, holy temple worship of God rules, you have to read enough of the context to clearly understand the context of each verse so you get a clear understanding. At the Bottom I look up all Bible verses she used and put them in context. Different understanding when they are in correct context.
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Young Adults Sunday School Class
All Scripture references are taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW
INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New York Bible Society, used by
permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
© Copyright Kathy Capoccia 2000. This file may be freely copied, printed out,
and distributed as long as copyright and source statements remain intact,
and that it is not sold.
I. Introduction
A. Prayer Requests
B. Memory verse: JOH 1:12,13 "Yet to all who received him, to those
who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision
or a husband's will, but born of God."
II. Character Profile: Rahab, A Woman Who Believed The Truth
A. WHO WAS SHE? (see JOS 2 and 6:17-25; MAT 1:5; HEB 11:31; JAM 2:25).
1. WHAT WAS HER OCCUPATION? She was a "prostitute"- ishshah, woman:
zanah, one who fornicates, harlot (JOS 2:1; 6:17,22,25)
*WHAT IS A PROSTITUTE?
A prostitute is a person who engages in "sexual relations
outside of marriage for professional reasons, either mercenary
or religious"; "a harlot is a secular prostitute who offers
herself for money" ("The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the
Bible", vol. 4, pg. 910).
*WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT HARLOTRY?
a) A PRIEST'S DAUGHTER WHO WAS A PROSTITUTE WAS TO BE BURNED (LEV
21:9); AN ORDINARY WOMAN WAS TO BE STONED TO DEATH (DEU
22:21).
b) LEVITES WERE FORBIDDEN TO MARRY PROSTITUTES (LEV 21:7,9,14),
AND MONEY EARNED FROM PROSTITUTION WAS FORBIDDEN AS OFFERINGS
IN THE TEMPLE OR AS PAYMENT FOR VOWS (DEU 23:18).
c) PROSTITUTES ARE SEEN AS:
1) ADVENTURESSES WHO LEAD MEN TO RUIN (PRO 23:27; REV 17:5)
2) THOSE WHO FREQUENT PUBLIC PLACES IN EXOTIC DRESS (1KI
22:38; PRO 7:12; ISA 3:16).
3) THOSE WITH A LOUD, UNRESTRAINED MANNER (PRO 7:11,13; ISA
3:16; JER 2:23-25, 3:3).
4) THOSE WITH A BEGUILING TONGUE (PRO 6:24).
2. WHAT WAS HER NAME? Her Name Was Rahab, "insolence", or
"fierceness" or "broad" or "spacious". The "Ra" part of her name
comes from Egyptian idolatry, "Ra" the sun god. *this is from
"All the Women of the Bible", by Herbert Lockyer, Zondervan
Publishers, pg.130.
3. WHEN DID SHE LIVE? She lived at the time of the conquest of
Canaan by the Israelites, variously dated as @ 1400 B.C. or @
1200 B.C.. The account of her took place @ 6 days before the
Israelites crossed the Jordan River, and somewhere around 2 1/2
weeks after that.
4. WHERE DID SHE LIVE?
a) She lived in Canaan- the land northeast of Egypt, bordered by
the Mediterranean Sea on the west, Lebanon to the north, the
Euphrates River to the east, and the wilderness of Arabia to
the south; to the north was the Hittite Empire and Bashan, to
the east were the nations of Ammon and the Ammorites, Moab,
and Edom.
1) this was the land that God had given to Abraham and his
descendants forever, stretching from "the river of Egypt as
far as the Euphrates River" (GEN 15:7-21; 17).
2) this was a land "flowing with milk and honey" (GEN 3:8,17;
13:27), i.e. a fruitful land.
3) this land was populated by those whose iniquities were
complete before God, calling for judgment (GEN 15:16).
4) this land was populated by both normally sized humans and
the descendants of Anak (the Nephilim, or "giants" i.e.
9-10 foot tall people that lived near Hebron in the
southern part of Palestine).
b) She lived in the city of Jericho
1) this was a walled city-state located west of the main ford
on the lower Jordan River; it controlled the crossing of
the river and the entrance to the land west of it.
2) this town was located in a fertile plain celebrated for its
palms and balsam shrubs; it was encircled on the western
side by a barren range of mountains.
3) this town was ruled by a king (JOS 2:2,3) i.e. it was a
small kingdom whose ruler was a local chieftain not a ruler
of large area.
4) this was a strongly fortified town well supplied with water
from springs, and it was @5 mi. from the Jordan River.
a] its wall probably was constructed as "casemate type
walls" (a hollow wall constructed with rooms- outside, a
vertical expanse of bricks with pierced ramparts) which
may have been as tall as thirty feet and as thick as
fifteen feet, if it was like other Late Bronze Age
fortifications. *this information comes from "Webster's
New Twentieth Century Dictionary", co. 1074, pg.280;
"The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible", co.
1975, vol.5, pg. 894; "The NIV Study Bible" pg. 294; and
"The Ryrie Study Bible", pg. 334.
b] its wall had dwellings in it (JOS 2:15).
c) She lived in a house in the city's wall- "chomah" (JOS 2:15).
1) it had a roof area (JOS 2:6,8).
2) it had a window facing the outside (JOS 2:15,17,21).
3) it was apparently elevated above the ground (JOS 2:15).
*her house was apparently at or near the top of the wall
because it had a roof that was open to the sky, a window
that faced outward, and was far enough above ground that
anyone leaving through the window would have had to have
been let down by a rope (JOS 2:15).
5. WHO WERE HER PEOPLE?
a) She came from the Canaanites
1) Canaanite and Amorite appear to be synonymous terms of
Palestinian dwellers in this area:
a] they had a NW Semitic language, a written language,
literature, and an artisan pottery capability.
b] their society was stratified into three groups:
i] the freemen (farmers, artisans, traders, priests,
musicians, and warriors).
ii] the semi-freemen (clients).
iii] the slaves (those who were war captives, foreign
slaves or native Canaanites who perhaps were
indentured or sold as children).
c] their society was basically agricultural and feudal,
with much of the land belonging to the king, whose
subjects owed allegiance and services in return for the
lands.
2) They were idolatrous people whose chief gods were El, Baal,
Dagon, and Ashtaroth; religious practices included ritual
prostitution and infant sacrifice.
*this information comes from "The Zondervan Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible", vol.1, pgs.701-708.
b) Her family group consisted of:
1) her father and mother (JOS 2:13, 6:23)
2) her brothers (JOS 2:13, 6:23).
3) her sisters (JOS 2:13).
4) those who belonged to her (JOS 2:13, 6:23).
B. WHAT DID SHE DO?
1. She Heard (JOS 2:10,11)
"faith comes by hearing..." (ROM 10:17).
WHAT DID SHE HEAR?
a) how the LORD dried up the Red Sea for the Israelites (JOS
2:10).
EXO 14:21,22 "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea,
and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong
east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were
divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry
ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their
left."
EXO 14:26-30 "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your
hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the
Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.' Moses stretched
out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back
to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the
LORD swept them into the sea. The water flowed back and
covered the chariots and horsemen--the entire army of Pharaoh
that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them
survived. But the Israelites went through the sea on dry
ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the
Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the
shore."
1) God's mighty power over nature was displayed.
2) God's power over the Egyptian army and death was displayed.
3) God's ownership of the Israelites and His intervention for
them was displayed.
*WHEN DID THIS EVENT OCCUR? More than 40 years before this.
b) how God destroyed Sihon and OG, two kings of the Amorites
NUM 21:23,24 "But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his
territory. He mustered his entire army and marched out into
the desert against Israel. When he reached Jahaz, he fought
with Israel. Israel, however, put him to the sword and took
over his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only as far as
the Ammonites, because their border was fortified."
NUM 21:33-35 "Then they turned and went up along the road
toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army
marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei. The LORD said to
Moses, 'Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to
you, with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did
to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.' So
they struck him down, together with his sons and his whole
army, leaving them no survivors. And they took possession of
his land."
1) Sihon, king of the Amorites: Heshbon was his capital city;
his land was bordered on the south by the Arnon and on the
north by the Jabbok; his lands became part of the
Trans-Jordan territory claimed by Reuben, Gad, and the half
tribe of Manasseh.
a] the defeat of Sihon was used by Moses as a rallying
point for the battle with Og (DEU 3:1-11).
b] the defeat of Sihon became a reference point for the
Israelites in recounting God's defense of them and a
part of the demoralizing of Canaan's populace (NUM
21:27-30; DEU 1:5, 29:7, 31:4; JOS 2:10, 9:10; JUD
11:12-28; NEH 9:22; PSA 135:11. 136:19).
2) Og, king of Bashan: his territory included northern Gilead
from the Jabbok to Yarmuk to Mt. Hermon, including 60
fortified towns. He was an Amorite (DEU 3:8) and is
regarded as part of the Rephaim (DEU 3:11), or giants- his
bedstead was 13 by 6 1/2 ft. (DEU 3:11). His territory was
given to the half tribe of Manassah.
*WHEN DID THESE EVENTS TAKE PLACE? They occurred more than
40 yrs. before this, after the Israelites left Egypt and
before they came to Canaan the first time (before the 40
yr. wandering).
2. She Believed
"I know..." (JOS 2:9)
a) that God would prevail against the Canaanites (JOS 2:8-13).
1) that God had given Canaan to the Israelites (JOS 2:9).
2) that a great fear of the Israelites had fallen on the land
(JOS 2:9).
3) that the inhabitants of the land were "melting in fear"
(JOS 2:9).
4) that the people of Jericho's hearts were melted and they
were without courage (JOS 2:11).
b) that the LORD (YHWH, "I AM that I AM", the proper name of God)
your God is God in heaven and on earth (JOS 2:11).
she knew whom she believed
c) that she and her family would die unless they found refuge in
God (JOS 2:13).
JOS 2:13 "that you will spare the lives of my father and
mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them,
and that you will save us from death."
3. She Acted upon Her Belief
"faith by itself, if it not accompanied by action, is dead" (JAM
2:17).
a) She Repented
"...God's kindness leads you toward repentance" (ROM 2:4).
*WHAT IS REPENTANCE?
Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary says its, "to feel
such sorrow for sin as leads to amendment of one's ways"- its
a turning away from sin and toward righteousness, i.e. a 180
degree turn.
1) she was drying flax (JOS 2:6).
a] she must have planted and harvested the flax herself
i] flax was grown for its fiber for the making of linen
cloth.
ii] flax was an important crop; each spring seeds are
planted; the field must be kept free of weeds in
order for the plants to grow- a hot and hard job by
hand.
iii] the stalks grow 2-4 ft. high; when the flax "bols"
are ripe the plants are pulled up whole, soaked in
water for 3-4 wks. (this causes the fibers to
separate for combing), and then laid out to dry.
iv] stalks of flax and other grains were often dried on
rooftops and other flat areas in Bible times.
*this information comes from "The Zondervan Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible", vol. 2, pg. 546, and "The
Victor Handbook of Bible Knowledge", by V. Gilbert
Beers, Victor Books, co. 1981, pg. 129.
b] she would not have been able to farm flax and still be a
prostitute because the farming was both time consuming
and potentially disfiguring (SON 1:6).
b) She Committed Herself.
"No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back,
is fit for the kingdom of God" (LUK 9:62).
1) she identified with God's people
a] she protected the spies by hiding them under the flax on
her roof (JOS 2:4,6).
b] she risked her life and lied to the pursuers (JOS
2:4-6).
i] about the identity of the spies- she said she did not
know that they were Israelites (JOS 2:4).
ii] about where they were- she said they left at dusk
(JOS 2:5).
c] she helped them escape (JOS 2:15,16).
i] she let them down from her window by a rope (JOS
2:15).
ii] she advised them on a route of escape (JOS 2:16).
*Rahab understood that to take sides with God's
people was to take sides with God- she was willing to
forsake her own heritage for her faith in God.
2) She made a covenant agreement with them.
a] Rahab asked for a covenant with them.
-because she had shown kindness she asked for kindness
in return (JOS 2:12).
-she asked for a sign of the agreement (JOS 2:12).
b] the spies made a covenant with her:
-the spies guaranteed faithfulness and kindness upon
pain of death (JOS 2:14).
-the spies made a provisional covenant with her and all
who were hers that they would spare her if she:
i] did not tell what they were doing (JOS 2:14).
ii] tied a scarlet cord (the sign of the covenant) in her
window (JOS 2:17).
3) She submitted to the terms of the covenant- she tied the
ribbon in the window (JOS 2:21).
*this was a sign to others that a believer resided within
and expressed her complete faith that God would prevail.
Some have said that the scarlet on the window was a symbol
like the blood on the doorframes of Egypt- that the one
inside would be passed over in the hour of death and
judgment because of faith.
4. She Was Saved (JOS 6:17-25).
"...the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out" (JOH
6:37).
a) Physically (JOS 6:23)
1) she was delivered from destruction
2) she found a place among the people
a] at first she was outside the camp (JOS 6:23).
b] she lived among the people (JOS 6:25).
c] she married Salmon, a prince of Judah, and became the
mother of Boaz, the great-grandmother of David, and a
part of the line from which Jesus would arise (MAT 1:5).
b) Spiritually
We do not have an account of the salvation experience of Rahab
but that she was a believer is evident:
1) she had a faith before the spies came to Jericho based upon
the word she had heard about God (HEB 11:31; JAM 2:25).
2) her faith came to fruition when she committed herself to
God and His people (JAM 2:25).
3) she was regarded as a believer by the Israelites because
she was allowed to live among the people as one of them
rather than as a slave (as the deceptive Gibeonites had to
JOS 9:23-27).
4) she was allowed to marry an Israelite, Salmon, a thing
forbidden for unbelievers to do (EXO 34:16).
C. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HER?
1. God accepts anyone who comes to Him in faith.
2. Salvation is a work of God, not generated by man in any way (ROM
9:16; EPH 2:8,9; JOH 3:5-8; 2TI 1:9; TIT 3:5)
3. Salvation comes through faith involving three elements:
a) Repentance
ACT 20:21 "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they
must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord
Jesus."
1) John the Baptist preached repentance (MAT 3:2; MAR 1:15).
2) Jesus preached repentance (MAT 4:17; LUK 13:3).
3) the disciples preached repentance (MAR 6:12).
4) Peter preached repentance (ACT 2:38).
*Repentance: the Greek word "metanoia" means to change
one's mind- in the N.T. it always means to change one's
mind about sin, to turn away from sin.
a] this necessitates an awareness of sin and it's penalty-
death.
*HOW DOES ONE BECOME AWARE OF SIN? By hearing (or
reading) the words of God (ROM 10:17).
i] sin is falling short of God's standard ("chata"- to
miss).
ii] sin is willingly rebelling against God's standard
("pesha"- transgression, rebellion; "avon"-
iniquity).
ROM 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord."
b] this necessitates an acknowledgement of one's own
sinfulness.
*HOW DOES ONE BECOME AWARE OF ONE'S OWN SINFULNESS? By
the working of the Holy Spirit in one's heart (JOH
16:8).
ROM 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God".
ROM 3:10-12 "As it is written: 'There is no one
righteous, not even one; there is no one who
understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away,
they have together become worthless; there is no one who
does good, not even one.'"
b) Belief
JOH 8:24 "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you
do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will
indeed die in your sins."
ROM 10:9,10 "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is
Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you
believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you
confess and are saved."
1) belief is "an acceptance of something as true, or a firm
persuasion of the truths of a religion"- Webster's
Dictionary.
JOH 1:7 "He [John the Baptist] came as a witness to
testify concerning that light [Jesus], so that through him
all men might believe."
JOH 1:12,13 "Yet to all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become children
of God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human
decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
2) the object of belief- Jesus
a] that Jesus is the only Savior of the world (JOH 14;6;
ACT 4:12).
i] that He lived a sinless life.
ii] that He died as the substitute sacrifice for man's
sins.
iii] that He bodily rose from the grave on the third day.
iv] that He is seated at the right hand of God in Heaven.
b] that Jesus is God (JOH 8:58, 20:28; COL 1:15).
c] that Jesus is Lord (ACT 2:36, 16:31; ROM 10:9).
i] that Jesus is the God who rules
þ He created everything (COL 1:16).
þ everything is under Him (1CO 15:25,27)
ii] that God the Father made Jesus the One through whom
judgment will come (2TI 4:1,8).
PSA 2:12 "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be
destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in
a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him."
c) Submission
PSA 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a
broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."
1) Humility- You must come to God aware that you are a sinner
in debt to God for your sins and that you can do nothing in
yourself to make up for them.
LUK 18:13,14 "But the tax collector stood at a distance.
He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast
and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' I tell you
that this man, rather than the other, went home justified
before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be
humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
2) Commitment- You must be willing to give yourself completely
to God in exchange for His forgiveness.
LUK 9:62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the
plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of
God."
LUK 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his
father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and
sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple."
LUK 14:27 "And anyone who does not carry his cross and
follow me cannot be my disciple."
3) Obedience- You must be willing to follow Him in whatever
He commands you to do.
JOH 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command."
*PERHAPS YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE WHO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT
JESUS BUT HAVE NEVER ACTED ON YOUR BELIEF
- YOU'VE NEVER CONFESSED YOUR SINS TO GOD AND SOUGHT HIS
FORGIVENESS FOR THEM
-YOU'VE NEVER SUBMITTED YOUR LIFE TO HIM AS LORD
-YOU'VE NEVER COMMITTED YOURSELF TO FOLLOWING AND OBEYING
JESUS NO MATTER WHAT
GOD SAYS, "Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on
him while he is near (ISA 55:6)," AND "I tell you, now is
the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation" (2CO
6:2).
IF YOU FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKING IN YOUR HEART TODAY,
RESPOND TO HIM. IT IS HE WHO GIVES YOU THE GRACE TO WANT
TO REPENT: IT IS HE WHO TEACHES YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT SIN,
AND SALVATION THROUGH JESUS: IT IS HE WHO MAKES YOU ABLE
TO COME TO HIM HUMBLY TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FOR YOUR
SINS: IT IS HE WHO MAKES YOU WILLING TO SUBMIT TO HIM IN
EVERYTHING. GOD HAS DONE IT ALL FOR YOU THROUGH HIS GRACE-
AND YOU CAN BE FREE OF YOUR SIN DEBT, YOU CAN BE MADE HOLY
AND PURE BEFORE GOD IF YOU TRULY WANT TO BE. WON'T YOU ASK
HIM NOW?
LET'S PRAY.
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Exodus 34:10-20
10 The LORD replied, "All right. This is the covenant I am going to make with you. I will perform wonders that have never been done before anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD -- the awesome power I will display through you.
11 Your responsibility is to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then I will surely drive out all those who stand in your way -- the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
12 "Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
13 Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
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They worshiped the many pagan Baal gods. The sun god, moon god, rain god, many others pagan gods and they use a pagan sex orgy to worship the pagan fertility god which was called “fornication” = “sexual immorality” = “poenia”. To get promise of good farm crops = more money income.
“Pagan images” were of the different pagan gods and especially of the “sexy pagan fertility god” images. Both in the OT and in the NT, the whole Bible, all around them. Compare Nu 25: 1-9 and 1 Cor 10:8 below
“Pagan altars” During “fornication” sex orgy some women would get pregnant and they would offer human baby sacrifice to the Baal fertility god to get good farm crops.
“Pagan pillars” on every hill to do “fornication” sex orgy worship to the pagan fertility god and many other Baal pagan gods.
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14 You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
15 "Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes,
(Corinth had over 2000 of them, cultist pagan Temple prostitutes used to seduce people to come and join them in the pagan sex orgy to worship the pagan fertility god and get promises to get good farm crops (this is called fornication))
committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
16 And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
17 You must make no gods for yourselves at all.
Deuteronomy 23
1 "If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
2 "Those of illegitimate birth and their descendants for ten generations may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
3 "No Ammonites or Moabites, or any of their descendants for ten generations, may be included in the assembly of the LORD.
4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they tried to hire Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.
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Compare Deut 23 to Nu25. In Nu 25:1-9 They join in the worship of the Baal pagan fertility god sex orgy worship to this fertility god. This is called “Fornication” by Paul in 1 Cor 10:8 God got very angry with them and killed 23,000 to 24,000.
1 Corinthians 10:8
8 And we must not engage in sexual immorality
(= fornication = poenia = using your God given sexual freedom to join in the pagan worship sex orgy to worship pagan Baal fertility god)
as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
(This refers back to Nu 25: 1-9) Which violates the 1st command and Exodus 34:10-20
Numbers 25:1-9
Nu 25:1 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.
2 These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.
3 Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.
4 The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel." 5 So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. 6 Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear 8 and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped,
9 but not before 24,000 people had died.
Israel never had “temple prostitutes”, only cultic pagan fertility god worshipers Temples had pagan “Temple Prostitutes”. They were always all around them Everywhere in both OT and NT.
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5 (But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.)
Joshua 2
Jos 2:1 Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia. He instructed them, "Spy out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho." So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. 2 But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." 3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who have come into your house. They are spies sent here to discover the best way to attack us." 4 Rahab, who had hidden the two men, replied, "The men were here earlier, but I didn't know where they were from. 5 They left the city at dusk, as the city gates were about to close, and I don't know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them." 6 (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath piles of flax.) 7 So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossing places of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the city gate was shut. 8 Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. 9 "I know the LORD has given you this land," she told them. "We are all afraid of you. Everyone is living in terror. 10 For we have heard how the LORD made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed. 11 No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below. 12 Now swear to me by the LORD that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that 13 when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families." 14 "We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety," the men agreed. "If you don't betray us, we will keep our promise when the LORD gives us the land." 15 Then, since Rahab's house was built into the city wall, she let them down by a rope through the window. 16 "Escape to the hill country," she told them. "Hide there for three days until the men who are searching for you have returned; then go on your way." 17 Before they left, the men told her, "We can guarantee your safety 18 only if you leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window. And all your family members -- your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives -- must be here inside the house. 19 If they go out into the street, they will be killed, and we cannot be held to our oath. But we swear that no one inside this house will be killed -- not a hand will be laid on any of them. 20 If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way." 21 "I accept your terms," she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window. 22 The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them had searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned to the city without success. 23 Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them. 24 "The LORD will certainly give us the whole land," they said, "for all the people in the land are terrified of us."
Joshua 6:17-25 Rahab the Godly Prostitute
17 The city and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. 18 Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on all Israel. 19 Everything made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron is sacred to the LORD and must be brought into his treasury." 20 When the people heard the sound of the horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the city from every side and captured it. 21 They completely destroyed everything in it -- men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, donkeys -- everything. 22 Then Joshua said to the two spies, "Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute's house and bring her out, along with all her family." 23 The young men went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel. 24 Then the Israelites burned the city and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the LORD's house. 25 So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.
Matthew 1:5
5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (his mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (his mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse.
Hebrews 11:31
31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with all the others in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
James 2:25
25 Rahab the prostitute is another example of this. She was made right with God by her actions -- when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.
Deuteronomy 22:21
21 In such cases, the judges must take the girl to the door of her father's home, and the men of the town will stone her to death. She has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. Such evil must be cleansed from among you.
23:17, 18, Le 19:29, 21:9
Deuteronomy 22:13-21
13 "Suppose a man marries a woman and, after sleeping with her, changes his mind about her 14 and falsely accuses her of having slept with another man. He might say, 'I discovered she was not a virgin when I married her.' 15 If the man does this, the woman's father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the leaders of the town. 16 Her father must tell them, 'I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her. 17 He has accused her of shameful things, claiming that she was not a virgin when he married her. But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they must spread the cloth before the judges. 18 The judges must then punish the man. 19 They will fine him one hundred pieces of silver, for he falsely accused a virgin of Israel. The payment will be made to the woman's father. The woman will then remain the man's wife, and he may never divorce her. 20 "But suppose the man's accusations are true, and her virginity could not be proved.
21 In such cases, the judges must take the girl to the door of her father's home, and the men of the town will stone her to death. She has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. Such evil must be cleansed from among you.
Leviticus 21:7-14
7 "The priests must not marry women defiled by prostitution or women who have been divorced, for the priests must be set apart to God as holy. 8 You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy.
9 If a priest's daughter becomes a prostitute, defiling her father's holiness as well as herself, she must be burned to death.
10 "The high priest, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the special priestly garments, must never let his hair hang loose or tear his clothing.
11 He must never defile himself by going near a dead person, even if it is his father or mother.
12 He must not desecrate the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend his parents' funeral, because he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.
13 "The high priest must marry a virgin.
14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan,
Deuteronomy 23
Proverbs 23:23-27
Deuteronomy 23
1 "If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
2 "Those of illegitimate birth and their descendants for ten generations may not be included in the assembly of the LORD.
3 "No Ammonites or Moabites, or any of their descendants for ten generations, may be included in the assembly of the LORD.
4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they tried to hire Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.
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In Nu 25:1-9 They join in the worship of the Baal pagan fertility god sex orgy worship to this fertility god.This is called Fornication by Paul in 1 Cor 10:8 God got very angry with them and killed 23,000 to 24,000.
1 Corinthians 10:8
8 And we must not engage in sexual immorality (= fornication = poenia = using your God given sexual freedom to join in the pagan worship sex orgy to worship pagan Baal fertility god) as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. (This refers back to Nu 25: 1-9) Which violatesthe 1st command and
Numbers 25:1-9
Nu 25:1 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.
2 These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.
3 Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.
4 The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel." 5 So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. 6 Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear 8 and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped,
9 but not before 24,000 people had died.
Israel never had “temple prostitutes”, only cultic pagan fertility god worshipers Temples had pagan “Temple Prostitutes”. They were always all around them Everywhere in both OT and NT.
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5 (But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.)
6 You must never, as long as you live, try to help the Ammonites or the Moabites in any way.
7 "Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives, and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians.
8 The third generation of Egyptians who came with you from Egypt may enter the assembly of the LORD.
9 "When you go to war against your enemies, stay away from everything impure.
10 "Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled because of a nocturnal emission must leave the camp and stay away all day.
11 Toward evening he must bathe himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.
12 "Mark off an area outside the camp for a latrine.
13 Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, you must dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.
14 The camp must be holy, for the LORD your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he might turn away from you.
15 "If slaves should escape from their masters and take refuge with you, do not force them to return.
16 Let them live among you in whatever town they choose, and do not oppress them.
17 "No Israelite man or woman may ever become a temple prostitute.
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Israel never had “temple prostitutes”, only cultic pagan fertility god worshipers Temples had pagan “Temple Prostitutes”. They were always all around them Everywhere in both OT and NT.
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18 Do not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.
19 "Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether it is money, food, or anything else that may be loaned with interest.
20 You may charge interest to foreigners, but not to Israelites, so the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
21 "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, be prompt in doing whatever you promised him. For the LORD your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows. If you don't, you will be guilty of sin.
22 However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.
23 But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to do as you have said, for you have made a vow to the LORD your God.
24 "You may eat your fill of grapes from your neighbor's vineyard, but do not take any away in a basket.
25 And you may pluck a few heads of your neighbor's grain by hand, but you may not harvest it with a sickle.
27 A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous.
Proverbs 23:27
23 Get the truth and don't ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment.
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children.
25 So give your parents joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.
26 O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in my ways of wisdom.
27 A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous. 28 She hides and waits like a robber, looking for another victim who will be unfaithful to his wife.
29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
Proverbs 7:1-27 7:12,
Pro 7:1 Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. 2 Obey them and live! Guard my teachings as your most precious possession. 3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. 4 Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
5 Let them hold you back from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of an adulterous woman.
6 I was looking out the window of my house one day 7 and saw a simpleminded young man who lacked common sense.
8 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman. He was strolling down the path by her house
9 at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in. 10 The woman approached him, dressed seductively and sly of heart.
11 She was the brash, rebellious type who never stays at home.
12 She is often seen in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner.
13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,
14 "I've offered my sacrifices and just finished my vows.
15 It's you I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!
16 My bed is spread with colored sheets of finest linen imported from Egypt.
17 I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning. Let's enjoy each other's caresses,
19 for my husband is not home. He's away on a long trip. 20 He has taken a wallet full of money with him, and he won't return until later in the month."
21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech. With her flattery she enticed him. 22 He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter or like a trapped stag, 23 awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life. 24 Listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words. 25 Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path. 26 For she has been the ruin of many; numerous men have been her victims. 27 Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-29 Ec 7:26
Ec 7:21 Don't eavesdrop on others -- you may hear your servant laughing at you. 22 For you know how often you yourself have laughed at others. 23 All along I have tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, "I am determined to be wise." But it didn't really work. 24 Wisdom is always distant and very difficult to find. 25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
26 I discovered that a seductive woman (adulterous women) is more bitter than death. Her passion is a trap, and her soft hands will bind you. Those who please God will escape from her, but sinners will be caught in her snare. 27 "This is my conclusion," says the Teacher. "I came to this result after looking into the matter from every possible angle. 28 Just one out of every thousand men I interviewed can be said to be upright, but not one woman! 29 I discovered that God created people to be upright, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path."
Revelation 17:1-10
Rev 17:1 One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. 2 The rulers of the world have had immoral relations with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality." 3 So the angel took me in spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, written all over with blasphemies against God. 4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. She held in her hand a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.
5 A mysterious name was written on her forehead: "Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World."
6 I could see that she was drunk -- drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her completely amazed. 7 "Why are you so amazed?" the angel asked. "I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast you saw was alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from before the world began, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died. 9 "And now understand this: The seven heads of the beast represent the seven hills of the city where this woman rules. They also represent seven kings. 10 Five kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief.
EXO 34:16 Exodus 34:10-20
10 The LORD replied, "All right. This is the covenant I am going to make with you. I will perform wonders that have never been done before anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD -- the awesome power I will display through you.
11 Your responsibility is to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then I will surely drive out all those who stand in your way -- the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
12 "Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
13 Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
14 You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
15 "Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
16 And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
17 You must make no gods for yourselves at all.
18 "Be sure to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, just as I instructed you, at the appointed time each year in early spring, for that was when you left Egypt.
19 "Every firstborn male belongs to me -- of both cattle and sheep.
20 A firstborn male donkey may be redeemed from the LORD by presenting a lamb in its place. But if you decide not to make the exchange, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn son. No one is allowed to appear before me without a gift.