Women In The Bible
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 1: IntroductionThere are many women named in the Bible. This in itself should be enough to make us take notice, because in the culture of those times women were rarely mentioned since it was their husbands who did whatever was needed to care…
Lesson 2: A life of sin
Lesson 2: A life of sin Hebrews 11:31 - By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.The Bible says Rahab was a prostitute. This was God’s view of her, and it was…
Lesson 3: Seeking an unknown God
Lesson 3: Seeking an unknown GodRead Joshua 1 and 2.Rahab’s life had been centered around a different god and a different worship all her life. We do not know when she began seeking the true God, but it was known throughout the land that the people…
Lesson 4: Treason to her old city
Lesson 4: Treason to her old cityRead Joshua 1 and 2Have you ever wondered what it means to step out in faith with Jesus?Rahab found the Israelite spies, and the Bible tells us in Joshua 2 they came to her home. When evening came, the king of Jerich…
Lesson 5: Faithful obedience without regard to consequences
Lesson 5: Faithful obedience without regard to consequencesRead Joshua 3 and 4Rahab chose to follow the instructions from the spies – things that probably did not make sense to her – over the things she could see. The armies of Jericho were surely…
Lesson 6: Saved from destruction
Lesson 6: Saved from destructionRead Joshua 5 and 6*When everything around you is being destroyed, how do you respond?Rahab must have been watching during each of the six days as the Israelite army marched silently around the city. She, and all the…
Lesson 7: A new way of life
Lesson 7: A new way of lifeRead Joshua 7 and 8When Rahab and her family left Jericho, they were taken to the Israelite camp. This chance to live, saved from destruction in Jericho, meant she had to give up everything she had ever known. Whatever her…
Lesson 8: A son to train
Lesson 8: A son to trainRead Joshua 9 and 10For many years after the people of Israel entered the Promised Land, they followed God in battle against the people who lived there, people who worshiped other gods and did what was evil in God’s eyes (Deu…
Lesson 9: A legacy forever
Lesson 9: A legacy foreverRead Joshua 24Rahab did not know, when she started seeking God and learning to trust Him, all the things He would ask of her. She did not know that one day her name would be written in the Bible in the list that we call gre…