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Rahab was a harlot of Jericho who helped the two Israelite spies that came to spy out the land escape. But what’s even more important is the significance of Rahab and of this event to we who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Recall that the Old Testament is all about Jesus Christ and our salvation in Him. Rahab who was saved from the destruction of Jericho is a picture of believers in Christ today. Interestingly, the word “spies” is translated from the Hebrew word “ Ragal ” which means— “to teach to walk” or “to lead to go” usually in the sense of leading children by the hand.  In essence, Rahab was “taught to walk” by the spies. Whatever she learned and received from them, it caused this harlot not only to be saved from the destruction of Jericho but also to marry Salmon, an ancestor of David and of Christ; plus she was commended for her faith in the book of James!  Rahab’s story is a typology for our salvation in Christ, beloved. Whatever it was that Rahab was taught by the ...

In John 8 is where we find the account of Christ saving the adulteress from the accusation of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, and most importantly, the law’s judgment of death which she deserved. During the incident, Christ wrote on the ground… twice. Now there are no insignificant details in God’s word. Have you ever thought about why Christ wrote and what it was that He wrote? Also, how does His action impact the life of all today? Beloved, there’s no one better to interpret the Word than the Word Himself. Here’s the passage from John 8– 1 “but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn He appeared again in the temple COURTS, where all the people gathered around Him, and He sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees BROUGHT IN in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say...