Joshua (Week 3) Preview
Hey folks, Kyle will be leading us through Joshua 2 this week and we've got some homework to do to prepare for class.
This week read Joshua 2 (and reread Joshua 1 if you have forgotten what happened) before class.
As you read about Rahab and the Spies (wbagnfarb), think about the purpose of this story. What possible purpose could this story serve?
Also, like we learned last week, make sure to take note of the plot, the actors involved, the dialogue, thematic events, and the setting.
Some background factoids to think about-
- harlot.
- "a woman professionally committing fornication" OR
- "a single woman tavern keeper"
- Rahab has been determined to be a common Canaanite name prior to the time of Joshua. just like Ashely or Callie now.
- There is a literary device called a 'chiasm' in this chapter, where similar clauses are repeated later
A: (9) and said to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land,
B: and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you.
C: (10) "For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Seabefore you when you came out of Egypt,
C': and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
B': (11) "When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you;
A': for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
- The spies quote Rahab word for word when they report back to Joshua. Weird?
See you Sunday!