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Leading Wherever You Are
JOSHUA
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In the midst of this response, what did Joshua do? (See Numbers 14:6-9.)
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Joshua and Caleb were the only spies who returned still believing in God’s promise to bring
them into this lush and beautiful land. There were giants, yes. There were fortified cities and
warriors to get through, yes. They weren’t naive—they know taking the land would be difficult
and would take time. But never once did they stray from believing that God would provide. God
honored their trust in Him: they got to enter the promised land, while the rest of the generation
brought out from Egypt died in the wilderness.
Our lack of trust has consequences, and the Israelites learned the lesson too late. God had shown
Himself over and over to His people: through the opening of the Red Sea, manna dropping from
the sky to feed them, water miraculously flowing from rock. These people saw a cloud of smoke
guide them during the day and a pillar of fire guide them by night. Over and over God miraculously
provided, yet when a difficulty stood in their way, they gave up. Some even demanded a new
leader and said they should return to Egypt!
Joshua stood up for what he believed, and years later, as he led the next generation of God’s
people, he sent two spies to search out the land again. This time, however, he sent them to spy on
a specific city.
Read Joshua 2:1-2 and briefly recap below:
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Who’s scratching their heads in confusion? One second Joshua is sending out these two men,
and the next second they’re hiding in Rahab’s home. Maybe they saw they were being followed
and entered the first unlocked door. Since we’re told Rahab was a prostitute, they may have picked
her home because two strange men entering there wouldn’t be unusual. Most likely, though, her
residence was also an inn. Often in those days, visitors to a city could find a place to lodge for the
night in the city’s wall, near the city gates. All we really need to know is that God led them to the
place He knew they would be safe.
Rahab is a woman whose past seemed to define her—but that past is not the reason she is
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