a chick in the Bible who had the right idea

Okay so as promised, I continue on my breakdown of Joshua. So Rahab, despite various disputes over how she actually fits into the NT, still is an excellent example of faith and perseverance despite who you are, where you are in life, and what you have done. Personally, I am not a biblical scholar, so I in my own belief system believe that Jesus is a decedent of her, proving that the choices we make while on this earth will fulfill the promises of God even if we will never ever see them this side of Heaven.

 She, being a woman of ill repute, still had the courage and faith to express how she knew what God's plan was. "I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan" (2:8-10). She went on to say, "...for the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath." (v. 11).

Okay, pause. So she has not only heard of Joshua and what God did for him and the Israelites, but also recognizes that not only does God have their back, but also everyone else's including herself. Following that, she risks her own life to help strangers escape. Because of her faith and courage, Joshua was able to then cross the Jordan much like the Red Sea with Moses.

Following all of this, amazing things, the placement of the 12 stones by the Jordan, new members added to the Israelites, the fall of Jericho, just to name a few, may not have happened (although I'm sure in all his sovereignty, whether Rahab was in it or not would have happened).

Furthermore, as some believe, she is the same Rahab that is referenced in the NT as part of Jesus' genealogy. She is proof, at least in my opinion of a "faith that moves mountains" kind of faith. Rivers parted, followers were added, a city fell, and she was instrumental in God's plan for the deliverance of all of us.

Her story is a great eye opener to me to show that first of all a woman, not in a great place in her life or making good decisions, still can have the ability to be faithful in any circumstance, even when it means you might risk your own life or desires as a result. He used her for a greater purpose she couldn't and would never see, therefore, how could I ever think he wouldn't do the same for me?