Rahab and the Spies
A choice that saves a family
A woman named Rahab lived in
Jericho before it was conquered by the Israelites.
She heard that the Lord had parted
the Red Sea for the Israelites.
Rahab knew the Lord would help the
Israelites fight against her city.
The people in Jericho were wicked.
The prophet Joshua led the
Israelite army.
He sent two spies into Jericho.
But the spies had been seen, and
the king of Jericho sent guards to arrest them.
The spies came to Rahab’s house.
Rahab agreed to help the spies, so
she hid them on her roof.
The king’s men searched Rahab’s
house but could not find the spies.
After they left, Rahab asked the
spies to protect her family
when their army came to fight
against Jericho.
The spies promised Rahab that her
family would be safe.
Then Rahab threw a rope out her
window for the spies to use to
escape.
The spies returned to the prophet
Joshua and told the Israelite army not to harm
anyone in Rahab’s house.
Later, when the Israelites fought
Jericho, they kept their promise to Rahab. Rahab’s courage saved her family.
Her family joined the Lord’s
people.