Joshua 2:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.”
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Read Full Chapter →Rahab lowers the spies by a cord through her window, since her house was built into the city wall.
What Does Joshua 2:15 Mean?
With the covenant made, Rahab helps the men escape. Because her house was set into the town wall, she lets them down by a cord through the window, bypassing the shut gate entirely. Her home, perched on the very wall of the doomed city, becomes the means of their deliverance.
The same wall destined to fall is, for now, the path to safety. God provides a way out where the gates are closed. Rahab's window and cord recall how He so often makes a way of escape through humble, unexpected means. The place of greatest danger becomes, in His hands, the place of rescue for those who trust Him.
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What does Joshua 2:15 mean?
Rahab lowers the spies by a cord through her window, since her house was built into the city wall.