Joshua 2:1
And so Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim to explore in secret. And he said to them, “Go and consider the land and the city of Jericho.” And while traveling, they entered into the house of a harlot woman named Rahab, and they rested with her.
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Genesis 42:9And remembering the dreams, which he had seen in another time, he said to them: “You are scouts. You have come in order to see which parts of the land are weaker.”
Numbers 13:1And the people set out from Hazeroth, and they pitched their tents in the desert of Paran.
Numbers 13:17These are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to examine the land. And he called Hosea, the son of Nun, Joshua.
Numbers 25:1Now Israel, at that time, dwelt in Shittim, and the people were fornicating with the daughters of Moab,
Joshua 3:1And so, Joshua arose in the night, and he moved the camp. And they departed from Shittim, and they went to the Jordan: he, and all the sons of Israel, and they remained there for three days.
Joshua 6:1Now Jericho was closed as well as fortified, out of fear of the sons of Israel, and no one dared to depart or to enter.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:1
In this chapter we have an account of the scouts that were employed to bring an account to Joshua of the posture of the city of Jericho. Observe here, I. How Joshua sent them, ver. 1 . II. How Rahab received them, and protected them, and told a lie for them ( ver. 2-7 ), so that they escaped out of the hands of the enemy. III. The account she gave them of the present posture of Jericho, and the panic-fear they were struck with upon the approach of Israel, ver. 8-11 . IV. The bargain she made with them for the… Read the whole commentary →