Joshua 2:1-24
Key Verse 2:11 “When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.”
1. Why did Joshua send the two spies to Jericho? (1) What kind of courage did they need?
2. How did Rahab help the spies? (2-7) What personal danger did she face?
3. Why did Rahab take such a great risk and even betray her own country? (8-11) What did Rahab believe about God? What was the basis of her faith? (Hebrews 11:31, James 2:25)
4. What agreement did Rahab and the spies make? (12-14) What was the meaning of the scarlet cord? (15-21; cf. Exodus 12:13)
5. What was the report which the spies made to Joshua? (22-24) Why was Rahab such an important key to the conquest of Jericho and ultimately, the promised land?
6. How did God bless Rahab for her faith? (cf. Matthew 1:5)