Joshua 2:6 Meaning and Explanation
“But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Rahab has hidden the spies on her flat roof under stalks of flax laid out to dry.
What Does Joshua 2:6 Mean?
The narrator pauses to explain how the men were concealed. Rahab had brought them up to the flat roof, common in that land, and covered them with stalks of flax she had spread out in orderly rows to dry. The ordinary work of her household becomes the hiding place.
God often uses the plain materials of daily life to accomplish His deliverance. The flax Rahab had set out for honest labor now shelters the messengers of Israel. Nothing in her home was too small for God to use. He weaves our common tasks into purposes far larger than we can see.
Joshua 2:6 in the Original Language
pishtah (פִּשְׁתָּה), 'flax' -- the plant from which linen was made, here drying on the roof.
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What does Joshua 2:6 mean?
Rahab has hidden the spies on her flat roof under stalks of flax laid out to dry.