Hebrews 11:31
Faith saved Rahab, the prostitute, from perishing with the unbelievers, after she had entertained the spies with friendliness.
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30Faith caused the walls of Jericho to fall after being encircled for seven days.
Cross References
Joshua 1:1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses,
Joshua 6:22But Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the country, “Go to the prostitute’s house and fetch the woman out, with all she has, as you swore to her.”
Matthew 1:5Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
James 2:25Wasn’t it the same with the prostitute, Rahab? Was she not justified by her actions, after she had welcomed the messengers and helped them escape by another road?
1 Peter 3:20who once were disobedient, at the time when God patiently waited, in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared; in which some few lives, eight in all, were saved by means of water.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32
Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →