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remembered today. After reading chapter two, what words would you use to describe her?
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Setting aside shame and any preconceived notions these men might have, Rahab was brave and
bold, and she led her family to safety because she believed in a God she had only heard about. We
learn in Joshua 6:22-25 that she and her family were protected and lived among the Israelites—
and Hebrews 11:31 honors her specifically for her faith, including her among other amazing Godlovers like Abraham, Joseph, and Moses..
James 2:25 also talks about Rahab, but take a look specifically at verses 24 and 26. Why do you
think these two verses bookend the passage about Rahab?
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Think about Rahab’s boldness. Would you have had the faith to do what she did for the spies?
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Let’s dig a little deeper into what James says about Rahab. James 2: 24 tells us that someone is
justified by works and not by faith alone, and he uses Rahab as an example of this. But what does
works mean?
Often when I’m wanting to really comprehend Scripture, I’ll dive in to the Greek and Hebrew
(the languages the Bible was originally written in) because the words used in translation I’m
reading aren’t helping me fully understand what a passage is trying to say. Let’s open our Blue
Letter Bible app and see what we can find out about the word works.
Tap on verse 25, and click on Interlinear/Concordance. What is the Greek word listed for works?
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When we click on érgon in the Interlinear/Concordance, we discover that the Greek word for
works comes from the word erg, which means "to work." Other definitions show us that érgon is
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