"By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with the disobedient, receiving the spies with peace."--Heb 11:31
"And in the same way was Rahab the harlot not by works justified, receiving the angels, and by a different way sending them out?"--Jas 2:25
Of the many men and women whose lives we read of in the Old Testament, we account many as models of righteous and early types of Christians. The Letter to the Hebrews has a long list of them: "By faith a better sacrifice Abel rather than Cain brought to God...," and so it continues through so many figures. It is easy to see the faith of Abel and Enoch, of Noah and Abraham, of Isaac and Jacob, of Moses and Joshua, of the Judges, of David and Samuel, and so many others. Yet many, I think, miss the harlot listed among the righteous: Rahab of Jericho.
