Joshua 2:1
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men out from Shittim as spies. He said, “Go, look over the land, especially Jericho.” They went away and came to the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and they lodged there.
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2It was told to the king of Jericho, “Look, men of Israel have come here to spy on the land.”
Cross References
Genesis 42:9Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the undefended parts of the land.”
Numbers 13:1Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
Numbers 13:17Moses sent them to examine the land of Canaan. He said to them, “Approach from the Negev and go up into the hill country.
Numbers 25:1Israel stayed in Shittim, and the men began to prostitute themselves with women of Moab,
Joshua 3:1Joshua got up early in the morning, and they set out from Shittim. They came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and they camped there before they crossed over.
Joshua 6:1Now all the entrances to Jericho were closed because of the army of Israel. No one went out and no one came in.
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 →