20 And if thou vtter this our businesse, then we wilbe quit of thine oath which thou hast made vs to sweare. And the pursuers sought them thorowout all the way, but found them not. And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. 16 And she said vnto them, Get you to the mountaine, lest the pursuers meete you; and hide your selues there three dayes, vntill the pursuers bee returned, and afterward may ye goe your way. 10-15 Joshua says to the people, Ye shall pass over Jordan, and shall possess the land; because God had said so to him. And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. Those only are true believers, who find in their hearts to venture for God; they take his people for their people, and cast in their lot among them. 1 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. Joshua 2 - NIV: Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. What we serve and honour God with, we may expect he will bless, and make useful to us.22-24 The report the spies brought was encouraging. So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. King James Version » Joshua » Chapter 2. 2 And it was told the king of Iericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night, of the children of Israel, to search out the countrey. Those who will be conscientious in keeping promises, are cautious in making them. King James Version: Joshua Chapter 2 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. That which seems to us most accidental, is often overruled by the Divine providence to serve great ends. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. Though excuses may be offered for the guilt of Rahab's falsehood, it seems best to admit nothing which tends to explain it away. 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 23 ¶ So the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and told him all things that befell them. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The spies were led by the special providence of God, and Rahab entertained them out of regard to Israel and Israel's God, and not for lucre or for any evil purpose. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to Iordan, vnto the foords: and assoone as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. 24 And they saide vnto Ioshua, Truely the Lord hath deliuered into our hands all the land; for euen all the inhabitants of the countrey doe faint because of vs. Rahab receives and hides two Israelites. Joshua Chapter 2 - King James Version. ” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there. When God, by his providence, has given us rest, we ought to consider what service we may do to our brethren. 21 And shee saide, According vnto your words, so be it. 22 And they went, and came vnto the mountaine, and abode there three dayes, vntill the pursuers were returned. 12 Now therfore, I pray you, sweare vnto me by the Lord, since I haue shewed you kindnesse, that ye will also shew kindnesse vnto my fathers house, and giue me a true token: 13 And that ye will saue aliue my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they haue, and deliuer our liues from death. 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. 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. 14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if yee vtter not this our businesse. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.