![]() ![]() Could God count on you to be that kind of bad when He calls you to serve Him? Scripture blesses Jael forever in Judges 5:24-27. She grabbed a hammer, drove a tent peg through his temple into the ground, and he died. Her husband was at peace with the Canaanite king, but Jael invited this evil, fleeing commander into her tent, soothed him with kind words, fed him, and wooed him to sleep on her living room carpet. God routed Sisera’s army and this enemy commander fled to the tent of Jael. Deborah said, “I will go… but the Lord will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.” Israel’s commander, Barack, less than a mighty warrior, quipped to Judge Deborah’s instruction from God to him… I’ll go to battle if you’ll go with me. God sold His people into the hands of a Canaanite king whose commander was Sisera-a leader with 900 iron chariots who oppressed the sons of Israel for 20 years. A time when the sons of Israel continually chose evil in the sight of the Lord. “… Rahab the harlot and her father’s household and all she had, Joshua spared and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho” ( Joshua 6:25 NAS).įast forward to the times of Israel’s Judges. Read Joshua 2 for the beginning of Rahab’s encounter with God and Israel. And Matthew 1:5 confirms this woman-with-a-past is listed in the lineage of our Lord Jesus Christ through her marriage to Salmon and birth of her son Boaz. The faith of Rahab the harlot is confirmed in Hebrews 11:31. Rahab and her family were spared when the walls of Jericho fell flat. The spies instructed Rahab to hang a scarlet cord in her window and to gather all her family inside. She asked if they would deal kindly with her and her father’s household. Before the two men went to sleep, Rahab returned and professed her faith in the Lord God of heaven and earth. Rahab hid the two under stalks of flax on her roof and lied to the king, telling him the spies left before the city’s gates closed. But the king of Jericho was told and sent men to arrest them. The spies lodged at the house of Rahab, the harlot. ![]() Joshua was their leader and God instructed him to send two men as spies to view this land, “… especially Jericho.” You will find that even five minutes focused on scripture and prayer has the power to make a huge difference in your daily life.God’s chosen people crossed the Jordan into the promised land. The 5-Minute Bible Study for Teen Girls will help you establish the discipline of consistent study of God’s Word. A prayer starter will help you to begin a time of conversation with God. Think about what you are learning and how you can apply the scriptural truths to your own life. Read a brief devotional based on the scripture you read. Consider these throughout your day as well. Think through questions designed to help you apply the verses from the Bible to your own life. If time allows, read the full passage listed for you in each Bible study.
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