What is the meaning of Joshua 2:21? Let it be as you say, Rahab’s immediate consent shows wholehearted submission to the word she has received. • Just as Mary answered, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38), Rahab agrees without reservation. • Her “yes” reflects the faith that “believes that He exists and rewards those who earnestly seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). • A literal reading reminds us that God does not overlook even the smallest act of faith; He records it for our instruction (Romans 15:4). she replied, The conversation underscores that faith is verbal as well as internal. • Rahab’s earlier confession—“for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on earth below” (Joshua 2:11)—now becomes personal commitment. • “For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved” (Romans 10:10). • Her reply demonstrates that true belief naturally expresses itself in words (Psalm 116:10; 2 Corinthians 4:13). and she sent them away. Actions confirm her faith. • James points to her as proof that “faith was working with her works” (James 2:25). • By obeying instantly, she mirrors how Abraham “went out, not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8). • Trusting God often means releasing control—letting the spies leave rather than keeping them close for reassurance (Proverbs 3:5-6). And when they had gone, Faith waits. • Rahab does not rush the process; she honors the timing given (Joshua 2:16). • Waiting is never wasted when it rests on God’s promise: “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it” (Psalm 37:5). • Like the disciples who watched Jesus ascend and then waited for power (Acts 1:9-14), Rahab trusts between promise and fulfillment. she tied the scarlet cord in the window. Obedience seals the covenant. • The scarlet cord echoes the Passover blood that spared Israel’s firstborn (Exodus 12:13, 22). • It foreshadows Christ’s blood: “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22); “One of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out” (John 19:34). • The cord is visible to all, just as our salvation should be evident (Matthew 5:14-16). • In Jericho’s doomed walls, the red line marked a household of life—reminding us that “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13). summary Joshua 2:21 captures a living portrait of saving faith: Rahab hears, agrees, speaks, acts, waits, and displays the sign of redemption. Her simple steps—consent, confession, obedience, patient trust, and visible allegiance—invite us to the same wholehearted response to God’s sure Word, confident that the scarlet thread of Christ’s blood secures all who shelter under it. |
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