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I) *Be Strong and Courageous*
A) File: Joshua 2 God is already there.doc
B) Audio: God is already there
C) Series: Victory in the Promised Land
D) Preached: June 10, 2007.
II) Context:
A) Same day as chapter 1. Two issues.
B) Two spies sent in:
1) Differences: Leader’s idea.
Specific objective.
Reaction.
C) Rahab’s Lie.
Life or death situation.
Lifestyle.
Gestapo.
Me.
III) READ Joshua 2.
A) God is already there.
Notes: Romans ch.
1-2, Ephesians 1-3.
IV) Revealing Himself
A) To both Jews and Gentiles.
Not just Israel – but the whole world.
Rahab will join – a pagan Gentile sinner.
One family saved by faith – the ‘mystery’ discussed in Ephesians.
B) By His Word.
vv9-10.
1) ‘melt away’ Why? ‘For we have heard…’
(a) Signs – revealing His nature as v11 ‘God of heaven and Earth.
2) Rom.
1:18-20
C) By His Spirit v11a
1) Ex.
23:28, Dt. 7:20, “Moreover, the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed.”
2) Lit.
‘Hornet’, figuratively, ‘panic’, related to ‘plague, pestilence.’
This is Spiritual work: ‘Hearts melt’ will.
D) By His People
1) Moses and others followed God by faith – blood over doorposts, following, crossing Red Sea.
2) Two spies have come.
Here as predicted.
3) Attributes of God’s people:
(a) Recognizable: Rahab knew them.
Recognized coming.
(b) Cared-for by God.
By Rahab and alternate plan.
(c) World will not be able to defeat them – try to catch them but God provides Rahab and plan to delay return 3 days.
(d) Used by God to Bind and Loose.
v12 ‘swear to be by the Lord’ v14 ‘our life for yours’ v17, 20 ‘we will be guiltless’ she recognizes their authority v21 ‘according to your words, so be it.’
V) *Saving the Faithful*
A) *Rahab is saved by faith*.
1) Not by making a ‘deal’ with the spies.
2) James 2:25, “And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?”
(a) v26: “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.”
(b) James makes the case that true faith will result in works
3) 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.”
4) She puts her life on the line before receiving any promise for her and her house – the heart of the gospel.
(a) Doomed to judgment, a sinner, responds by risking her own life – hiding the spies and lying to the king – surely punishable by death.
(i) She feared God more than man (John 12:42-43) many authorities but they loved glory from men more than glory from God. Imagine the glory Rahab would have had for turning them in!
B) God will save from any lifestyle
1) Word literally means a female innkeeper.
We know prostitute from New Testament references to Rahab.
2) But only by faith.
How many works to make up for running a brothel in a pagan city?
C) She even receives a sign that she will be saved – an oath from these men.
*v12*.
1) As we receive the Holy Spirit – a guarantee, down payment.
D) God is working ahead of us to save the faithful – see also Lot!
VI) Judging the unfaithful.
A) They had every opportunity to be saved.
400 years.
B) They had the same stories Rahab had.
The same ‘intelligence.’
1) The witness of His Word, His people, His great works.
2) Romans 1. Creation is enough – add to it conscience and the law written on our hearts in Ch. 2.
3) They had the same information Rahab had but look at the difference in their reaction.
C) Instead of switching sides – surrendering.
1) They try to catch the spies – go toward ford – the natural route back to the people – but this is God they’re dealing with – patient.
Send the spies the other way for 3 days until the posse gives up.
2) Closing the city gates.
City shut up tight for the ‘siege’ by the Israelites.
3) All this to spite what they have heard – v10 – the parting of the Red Sea (by implication the destruction of the entire Egyptian army) and the destruction of Sihon and Og.
4) Just like unbelievers, Arnold Swarzenegger, Demi Moore, they try to avoid the inevitable.
D) Today: Conscience – charity, works, do no harm, sacrifice for family.
Why?
Not asked – the answer is known.
Running around trying to thwart the plan of God – responding to the reports in fear, chasing spies, closing gate, trying to hold onto what the Lord has already given away.
So the sinner – tries to hold onto their life – which has already been judged.
1) The only option – surrender.
switch sides.
In faith, Rahab staked her life.
Not concerned what anyone thought – family, clients, reputation.
She thought long-term – not temporary kingdoms, etc.
This is the real issue.
VII) Application
A) We must first m”ake sure that we are saved.
1) If ever there was a Jericho – it is here and now.
B) We don’t know where He might be working – we must march ahead and find out.
He has sent us in to find the Rahabs and the Lots.
Do we understand that if we are not in the business of bringing God’s Word, we are not in the promised land.
1) Personal experience witnessing to Casey.
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