RAHAB: A TYPE OF CHRIST

Rahab gives us a lucid example of what it means to be “saved by faith”. She’s the archetypal gentile: an alien from the commonwealth of Israel, and a stranger from the covenants of promise, who through faith became an heir of Abraham!

But Rahab is not just typical of us sinners, she’s also a type of Christ in the Old Testament. Like Christ, she was able to bring sweeping salvation to any who would come under her shelter.

When the walls of Jericho crumbled, Joshua gave a command to the 2 spies, “You made a promise to the prostitute. So go to her house and bring her out and ALL THOSE WHO ARE WITH HER.”

So the two men went into the house and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, all her family, AND ALL THOSE WHO WERE WITH HER. They put all the people in A SAFE PLACE OUTSIDE THE CAMP of Israel. (Jos 6:22-23 ERV)

Imagine with me the reaction the 2 spies would have had if they barged into Rahab’s house that day and found 50 persons instead of an expected 20 or so?  How about a hundred? How about one thousand?

It wouldn’t have mattered. Joshua, the commander-in-chief had commanded them to spare, “ALL THOSE WHO ARE WITH HER.”

What if, among the scared persons huddled in her room, they had found an Indian man, a Latino woman, a Chinese boy and a black African baby! Rahab couldn’t possibly expect them to believe these were her family members too, could she?

But it wouldn’t have mattered either; the command said, “all those who are WITH HER”.

Note that the people in Rahab’s house were never quizzed or interrogated. They were never questioned about their past deeds and behaviours. All they needed to do was come under the shelter of Rahab and their lives would be spared.

This is the salvation message in graphic form. This is the paradigm of the New Covenant.

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.  – Rom 10:12

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. – Rom 10:13

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. – Heb 4:16 

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN