Sepia Prime Woman Digital Magazine March 2014 | Page 30

The Main Thing
AN UNLIKELY HEROINE
Terri Wilson
In considering Woman's History Month,
there were many women before, during and
after Christ who made important
contributions.
There was Debra, Esther and Mary, just to
name a few. Some of the interesting women
of the Bible were part of Christ's genealogy.
There was one woman, though, who was
colorful and played an important part in the
Israelites’ history was Rahab. She was the
“lady of the evening” and an innkeeper who
helped the spies Joshua sent to check out the
land. Rahab believed in God's ability to
deliver and because of her belief she hid the
spies on the roof among the flax. When the
King came looking for the spies, she told
him they had already gone and if they
hurried, they would catch them. After the
King's men went looking for them, she
helped the spies escape into the wilderness
where they hid for three days.

According to a dig of the place where
Jericho once stood, between 1907 and 1909,
they found two walls; a lower wall and an
upper wall separated by an embankment.
Excavators believe it was the lower wall that
came down after the seven days of marching
and trumpets. The excavation also showed
that the way the wall fell made it very easy
for the Israelites to scale the upper wall and
get into the city. Rahab's house was located
at the north end of the city with the back of
the house on the upper wall. It is believed
this is where the overflow and poor of the
city lived. This side of the city was also
very close to the hills of the Judean
wilderness, making it easy for the spies to
escape.
Because of Rahab's faith she hid the spies
without hesitation and forethought.
The
result of that faith is that she and her family
were spared from the complete destruction
of her city.
What is the Lord calling you to do? Who is
he trying to reach through you? Whose
heroine are you supposed to be?
Step out on faith as Rahab did and be all you
can be for God.

It’s your move.
Make it a BOLD

Terri Wilson is a minister, author and
women’s coach at her church.

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Sepia Prime Woman

March 2014