Joshua 2 - Learning from Rahab

Rahab and the spies
So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
... she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.
‘I know that the Lord has given this land to you ... the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.'
'...we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the Lord gives us the land.’
And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

- Joshua 2 (selected verses)

I decided to look at some of the women of the Bible recently and, although I wasn't intending to journal about them, I did get inspired by the story of Rahab.

I recently bought the Complete Guide to Bible Journaling by Joanne Fink & Regina Yoder and it has pages of templates and ideas in the back. One of them was a town scene with a heart hanging from one of the windows. It reminded me of the story of Rahab hanging the scarlet thread from her window. I copied the image into my Bible and coloured the town in drab colours, making Rahab's house the only bright spot in the image, signifying Rahab's faith in the spies' God.

The lettering reads 'Rahab recognised God, responded and was saved'. I love that Rahab was paying enough attention that she saw something good in the spies, acted to help them, and as a result was saved (and became one of the ancestors of Jesus!). She is also a perfect example of an imperfect person being used for God's purposes, which I love. It's a great reminder that God can use anyone if He chooses to, and that even the most messed up of us can still be saved.

The art was quite simple, but I enjoyed doing it. I used pencil crayons to colour the image and Pitt Artist pens to do the line art and lettering.