In Joshua 2, we see that Joshua asked the men to 'spy out the land, especially Jericho.' So they went to Jericho and met a harlot named Rahab. Now a harlot is not someone who they expected to meet, and probably didn't want to meet. But she told them that she would hide them, and she did. But somehow that king of Jericho came and found out somehow that the two spies were in the city. So, Rahab took the men and hid them under stalks of flax on the roof of her house. The king instucted Rahab to bring the men out to Him, but Rahab said that she did not know where they were. She said that they had come to see her, but had left already. After the king's men gave up looking for the spies, Rahab told the men of how afraid her people and the surrounding people were of the Israelites and their God. She begged the men to save her from the resulting destruction she knew would come, and the men agreed. They told her to hang a scarlet cord out her window, and to leave it there until they returned to destroy the city. She agreed to do so, and they returned to the Israelites' camp. Because of this woman's bravery and courage, the entire nation of Israel was able to enter the city of Jericho, and destroy it.
Can God use me, even though I am a great sinner?
Does He have a plan for my life?
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