and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.She said to the men, “I know that Yahweh 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.And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
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… the city gate was shut. Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof and said to them, I know that the Lord has given you this land and that the terror of you has fallen on us and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of 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 Sihon and Og and two Amorite kings you completely destroyed across the Jordan. When we heard this, we lost heart. and everyone's courage failed because of you. For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below. Now, please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my father's family because I show kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them and save us from death. …
… Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us. So that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for when you came out of Egypt and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of Amorites east of the Jordan, who you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone's courage failed because of you. For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below. so before we talk about that account and and any more where it goes without we got to understand a little bit about Rahab like I said Rahab is a prostitute living in Jericho she is not part of Israel she's not on the inside of the covenant she is a woman on the margins on the edge she is morally broken she's got sin she is socially exposed and spiritually outside the people of God, and yet that woman hears, the scripture tells us, what God is doing. And so she hears what God has done, that God dried up the Red Sea, that God had destroyed kings. She hears of his power, his authority, and she comes to a conclusion, the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below. …
… before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you. when you came up out of Egypt and what you did to Shihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone's courage failed because of you. For the Lord, your God is God. In heaven above and on the earth below, Rahab was coming to a realization. What this realization was when she was hearing the stories of the army that was coming. And even though they were still on the other side of the Jordan, she knew their destruction was all but guaranteed. …
… she said to them before the spies lay down for the night she went up on the roof and said to them I know this is someone in the promised land in Jericho hearing about the fact that the Israelites are coming I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you we have heard how The Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you. Do you remember that when that happened? Okay, great miracle. When you came out of Egypt and what you did to Shion and Og. There were two kings that were defeated on the east side of the Jordan River. The two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone's courage failed because of you. Not really because of you. notice, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. And then she goes on to say, show kindness to me and my family when you come here. Do you understand what's happening? …