GOD WILL DEAL WITH OUR ENEMIES

PROCLAMATION

“And she said unto the men, ‘I know that The Lord hath given you this land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.  For we have heard how The Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites … whom ye utterly destroyed.  And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you; for The Lord your God, He is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath."  Joshua 2:9-11 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Joshua under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  After the people agreed to obey Joshua as he follows The Lord God, (Joshua 1:16-18) Joshua sent two spies into the promised land scout out Jericho. (Joshua 2:1)  The two men went into the city and came to the house of the prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.  Rahab knew who they were and she hid them from the king’s men that were searching for them. (Joshua 2:1-7)  She told them what she heard about them and made the men promise to grant safety for her family when the Israelites took the land. (Joshua 2:8-14)  They agreed that only those who were within her house would be saved. (Joshua 2:18-21)  She let them out of her house, which was part of the Jericho city wall, by a rear window via a scarlet cord and the two men returned to Joshua and reported everything to him. (Joshua 2:15-24)

 

APPLICATION

We should not judge people by their appearance, their religion, their nationality, or their occupation, or the lack thereof.  The Lord God can use anyone to be a blessing to us.  Do not reject a blessing because of a dislike for the vehicle that it comes in.  The Lord God can touch the heart of our enemy and have them behave in a manner that is to our benefit.  He can harden or soften anyone’s heart for them to do His will.  So, as the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”  Remember, The Bible says, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” (Matthew 7:1)