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An in-depth character study on a woman of faith.
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Rahab The Harlot (Hamite) Rahab was one of those unexpected characters in the Bible. Even though she made her living as a prostitute, she was selected for high honor in the Faith Hall of Fame in Hebrews 11.
She heard about the God of Israel and recognized him as the true God, the One worth risking your life for. And she did risk her life for him. • Rahab ran an inn built on the Jericho city wall where she hid the spies on her rooftop. When the king of Jericho learned the men had been to Rahab's house, he sent orders for her to turn them over. She lied to the king's soldiers concerning the whereabouts of the spies and sent them off in the opposite direction.
The Scarlett Cord • Then Rahab went up to the spies and pleaded for her life and for the lives of her family members. She made an oath with them. Rahab would keep silent about their mission and the Israelites would spare everyone in her household when they invaded the city. She was to hang a scarlet cord from her window as a sign, so the Jews could find and protect her.
Woman of Faith • Rahab's Accomplishments • Rahab recognized the true God and took him for her own. • She was an ancestor of both King David and Jesus Christ. • She earned mention in the Faith Hall of Fame (Hebrews 11:31).
Lessons From Rahab’s Life • Some scholars believe the red cord Rahab hung from her window represents sacrificial blood, the blood of animals in the Old Testament and the blood of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. • Rahab had heard stories of how the Lord delivered the Jews from the hand of their enemy. She declared her faith in the one true God. Rahab learned that following him will change your life forever. • God judges us differently than people judge us.
Ruth The Moabite • According to the biblical Book of Ruth, Ruth was a Moabite woman who married into an Israelite family and eventually converted to Judaism. She is the great-grandmother of King David and hence an ancestor of the Messiah. • Ruth's story begins when an Israelite woman, named Naomi, and her husband, Elimelech, leave their hometown of Bethlehem. Israel is suffering from famine and they decide to relocate to the nearby nation of Moab.
After ten years of marriage, both of Naomi's sons die of unknown causes and she decides that it is time to return to her homeland of Israel. The famine has subsided and she no longer has immediate family in Moab. Naomi tells her daughters-in-law about her plans and both of them say they want to go with her. • Ruth tells Naomi. "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." (Ruth 1:16).
Yes Jesus Had Hamite Blood • Ruth's story takes place during the Spring harvest, which is when Shavuot falls. • Ruth is an ancestor of King David, who according to tradition was born and died on Shavuot. • Since Ruth demonstrated her loyalty to Judaism by converting, it is appropriate to remember her on a holiday that commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. Just as Ruth freely committed herself to Judaism, so too did the Jewish people freely commit themselves to following the Torah.
Bathsheba • David summoned Bathsheba to commit adultery with him while her husband, Uriah the Hittite, was away at war. When she became pregnant, David tried to trick Uriah into sleeping with her so it would look like the child was Uriah's. Uriah refused. • Bathsheba was a faithful wife to David. • She was especially loyal to her son Solomon, making sure he followed David as king, even though Solomon was not David's firstborn son. • Bathsheba is one of only five women listed in the ancestry of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:6).
Bathsheba was Beautiful • Sarah, Delilah, and Bathsheba (All noted for Beauty)
Bath-Sheba • The name SHEBA has African (Ethiopian) origins
