Joshua (Jesus) saves Rahab
Joshua (Yehoshua) — Jehovah is salvation; the same name as Jesus
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. Joshua 6:22–25
When the city is destroyed, the man whose name means 'Jehovah saves' brings the repentant outsider and her whole family out alive, and she dwells in Israel afterward. Rahab became an ancestress of Jesus — a sign that His salvation reaches every people.
VerifiedEchoA person who is a type of Him
How we know: a traditional type, cited · a footnote points to Him
- fulfils Joshua 2:18-21 — The oath sealed by the scarlet line in the window.
- alluded to by Hebrews 11:31 — 'the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not' — the same deliverance, credited to her faith.