An interview with actress stephanie leonidas who stars as rahab in the bible series. The spies agreed, stipulating that rahab must keep their secret and must hang a scarlet cord from her window in the city wall so that the soldiers could protect her and her family. The spies hid in rahab s house, which was constructed into the city wall. When the israelite spies went to the city of jericho, they stayed at the house of a woman named rahab. The lord had chosen joshua to conquer the land of canaan. The soldiers sent to capture the spies asked rahab to bring out the spies. After rahab did help the spies in the city, it showed sala a way to convince himself and his family that rahab was a convert and acceptable to god, but he was going down the path of self. The spies stayed in rahab s house, which was built into the city wall.
Take this red cord and tie it in your window, the spies say, and gather all your relatives into your house with you. Rahab was allowed to live peacefully in israel the rest of her life because she protected the spies. Superbook video clip rahab hides spies watch online. The king of jericho was told, look, some of the israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land. Rahab and the spies joshua 12 sunday school lesson free. Rahab is not a slave, but a free woman, and apparently a welltodo woman, evidenced by her ownership of her own house with a window on the countryside beyond the wall. Rahab was a canaanite woman, a citizen of a nation known for worshipping idols. It instils in them a sense of awe and wonders that there is a plan and purpose to life. The king of jericho found out and sent soldiers to rahab s house. As the bible says, she was declared righteous by works. She was a harlot, something that was an abomination to the lord. Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land. I have been kind to you, so promise me, please, that when jericho is captured you will save my father and mother and my brothers and sisters.
Why did the israelite spies visit the house of rahab the. Go, look over the land, he said, especially jericho. She lied to the kings soldiers concerning the whereabouts of the spies and sent them off in the opposite direction. Rahab was a resident of jericho, who sheltered two spies whom joshua had sent to scout out the city. Rahab has an encounter with the two hebrew spies who lodged in her house, and this dramatically changes the course of her life and theirs for eternity. Story 44 rahab hides the spies story 45 crossing the jordan river story 46 the walls of jericho story 47 a thief in. What was brought about because of her lie does not, however, change the fact that it was still a lie and lying is a sin. Esther for such a time as this by witnessing queen esther stand up for her people, the jews, joy returns home full of the resilience and fortitude to do the right thing.
Joy learns that those who seem like enemies can get along and find common ground. The soldiers sent to capture the spies asked rahab to bring them out. He sees us all, he reads our hearts, and he is delighted when he finds a spark of faith like the one that lit up the heart of rahab. Aug 26, 2016 this video tells the courageous story of rahab and brings to life the biblical account of joshua 2. Copies of rahab and the spies skit download here choose 7 kids to play the parts of narrator, joshua, servant, king, rahab, spy 1 and spy 2. By faith rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies hebrews 11. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Jun 15, 2017 in this video we take a look at the faith of rahab the harlot in the book of joshua. The story of rahab joshua 2 sunday school lesson and. Video video download options my book of bible stories share. As it turned out, the spies choice of a hiding place was godordained. The king of jericho found out and sent soldiers to rahabs house.
Superbook video full episode rahab and the walls of. Rahab is a literary character in the book of joshua, the first of the four books of the deuteronomistic history. Rahab s story shows that none of us are insignificant to jehovah. From this point on, we read good things about rahab. After seeing how rahab helped the israeli spies, joy learns that those who seem like enemies can get along and find common ground. The following sunday school lessons and ideas are organized by teaching medium. The men sent to seize the spies asked rahab to bring them out. Rahab and the spies joshua 2 joshua, rahab, spies, jericho. In this video we take a look at the faith of rahab the harlot in the book of joshua.
Mar 09, 20 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. When the city officials searched for them, she hid them on her rooftop under stalks of flax. Suddenly, superbook sends joy, chris, and gizmo to a time where israelite spies team up with rahab. Most of the links below lead to products on bible story. Joshua wanted to form a battle plan so he sent two spies over the jordan river to the city of jericho. We played a version of hide and seek called sardines, though we adapted it to be spies. So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named rahab and stayed there 2 the king of jericho was told, look, some of the israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land. She hid the two spies on the roof and sent the soldiers in another direction. Your children are going to love this powerful story of courage and faith. So she begged for mercy, pleading that she and her family be spared.
The story of rahab joshua 2 sunday school lesson and bible. Jun 11, 2014 rahab said that she would do what they spies asked. Pastor scott baysinger relates the story of rahab the harlot and the. According to the law, rahab had no part in the promises of israel. Print out this craft for the students or make one as a visual aid. The spies hid in the mountain for three days until the ones who were looking for them gave up and went back to jericho. She lived in a totally corrupt society that engaged in every kind of sexual perversion and idol worship which included child sacrifice. Then joshua son of nun secretly sent two spies from shittim. Hiding spies game for bible story of rahab and the spies. Joshua 2 new international version niv rahab and the spies.
Rahab and the spies then joshua son of nun secretly sent two spies from shittim. Grand old holy tells the story of the righteous rahab and how she helped joshua. Thus we can see that she occupies a place of prominence among the other great heroes of the faith such as abraham and moses. Because of the righteousness of abraham, god had promised the land rahab lived in to the nation of israel. They are made available for free download under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Jan 02, 2020 the spies, seeking anonymity, figured a house of prostitution would be a good place to find it. Rahab does not fit the general description of a godly woman. Rahabs assistance to these spies was of tremendous importance. See more ideas about rahab, bible crafts, sunday school crafts. This video tells the courageous story of rahab and brings to life the biblical. She says that they left at dusk when it would be difficult for anyone to be sure of clearly seeing anything. Jehovah was certainly pleased that rahab protected the spies, as the bible tells us at hebrews 11.
Jan 02, 2020 rahab identified the spies for what they were, hid them, and had a plausible story ready with which to deceive the kings agents. She was rewarded for her kindness and ultimately married joshua, taking her place in the ranks of righteous converts who was rahab. Rahab was declared righteous by works imitate their faith. The spies came to the city and went to the home of a certain rahab the zonah. What is one thing you would dotry if you knew you couldnt fail. The spies and rahab the original illustrations are the of sweet publishing and these digitally adjusted compilations of them the of freebibleimages.
They hide at rahabs house and they make a promise to protect her when they come back to destroy it. Rahab was a prostitute who did some very unrighteous deeds in her life, but she believed in gods promise of. Lessons from rahab the harlot news jamaica gleaner. Rahab said that she would do what they spies asked. Rahab ran an inn built on the jericho city wall where she hid the spies on her rooftop. Obed was the father of jesse, who was the father of king david. Rahab and the spies joshua 12 sunday school lesson. Rahab is a remarkable character for several reasons.
Teaching our young children about the god of the bible is a very rewarding and profitable thing to do. Say the rhyme together, hiding spies, hiding spies, as quiet as a mouse. Instead, she hid them under bundles of flax on the roof and lied to the king of jericho about their whereabouts. Rahab helps spies escape in rahab and the walls of jericho. Righteous rahab and the spies i old testament i bible story for. She sent the spies on their way and tied the scarlet cord in the window. The fact that rahab found favor with god does not in any way minimize her sin or in any way justify it. Rashi, following targum, sees this word as rooted in the hebrew word mezonot, meaning sustenance or food. Sep, 2015 hiding spies game for bible story of rahab and the spies.
Children close their eyes while you hide the spies under one house card. Check for new video uploads every friday and saturday. So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named rahab and stayed there. Rahab and the spies craft bible crafts video bible. Copies of rahab and the spies skit download here, bibles lesson opening. It was a month after moses death, and the jews prepared themselves for the invasion of canaan. She was rewarded for her kindness and ultimately married joshua, taking her place in the ranks of righteous converts. It is difficult to reconcile her profession and the fact she lied with the lords will.
Rahab was a courageous woman who lived in jericho just before the israelites invaded canaan 1493 bc or 2553 years after creation. Rahab helps the spies joshua, the son of nun, sent two spies from shittim. Rahab, a woman of the city, let the spies stay at her house. To rahab, there was no question that jehovah would give his people the victory. Also, rahabs house was situated on the city wall joshua 2. Some will say that rahab lied to bring about good, or to prevent evil the death of the spies, so that makes it ok. First, she is the only other woman besides sarah mentioned specifically in the catalog of faith found in hebrews 11. It was the time of the barley harvest, and flax and barley are ripe at the same time in the jordan valley, so that the bundles of flax stalks. Sardines with spies a large part of the story with rahab was how she hid the spies that joshua had sent so that they would be safe. See more ideas about rahab, bible for kids, sunday school. Joshua 2 rahab and the spies then joshua son bible gateway. So they went, and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was rahab, and spent the night there. But the fact is that rahab was considered righteous for saving the lives of the spies james 2. Is it ok to lie like rahab did to bring about good.
Aug 10, 2011 righteous rahab and the spies i old testament i bible story for children holy tales bible stories duration. By witnessing queen esther stand up for her people, the jews, joy returns home full of the resilience and fortitude to do the right thing. Joy learns that those who seem like enemies can get along and. When the king of jericho learned the men had been to rahab s house, he sent orders for her to turn them over. After rahab did help the spies in the city, it showed sala a way to convince himself and his family that rahab was a convert and acceptable to god, but he was going down the path of selfdelusion in order to get what he wanted before that point in the story. Then, the two spies went down the mountain and crossed over the river to their camp. From producers roma downey touched by an angel and mark burnett the voice, survivor, shark tank, celebrity. Hebrews 11 and verse 31 that we read says, by faith the harlot rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace it links her faith to the receiving of the spies but james talks about how she received the spies, and then let them go out another way. The spies reported back to joshua all that had happened.
Instead, she hid them under bundles of flax on the roof. Pages nonbusiness places religious place of worship church anglican church st marks church and keighley shared church in parish of keighley videos family time rahab and the spies 06052020. The commentaries differ as to the meaning of this word, which usually means a prostitute. Rahab hid the spies childrens bible lessons american. From the book of joshua, when the hebrews were camped at shittim, in the jordan valley across from jericho, joshua sent out two spies to examine the fighting force of jericho. According to most scholars, joshua, judges, 12 samuel, and 12 kings were edited into a coherent story intended to advance the themes of the book of deuteronomy, particularly the claim that israels fate depends on worshipping yahweh alone. Freebibleimages the spies and rahab joshua sending two. Because rahab helped the spies, they kept her and her family safe. Discuss how rahab showed her faith, first by acting on her knowledge of gods power, and then by responding to the instructions of his people. Freebibleimages the spies and rahab joshua sending. Joshua 2 rahab and the spies then joshua son bible. One spy went to hide while all of the other spies counted to ten. This is a sermon buffer video that demonstrates the story of rahab and the spies in joshua chapter 2.