Tag Archives: million

WOMEN OF THE BIBLE (RAHAB: THE SHADY LADY)

 

1101978098_univ_lsr_xl

There’s no nice way to say it. Rahab was a harlot-in modern parlance, a hooker. At her home atop the wall that surrounded the bustling, ancient city of Jericho, Rahab took in strange men and gave out sexual favors.

Because of her prominent role in the story of Israel, a few prim and proper types have tried to improve Rahab’s image by engaging in a bit of revisionist history. “Maybe,” they’ve suggested, “she wasn’t actually a ‘lady of the night.’ Perhaps she was only an ‘innkeeper.'” Continue reading WOMEN OF THE BIBLE (RAHAB: THE SHADY LADY)

WOMEN OF THE BIBLE “RAHAB- THE SHADY LADY”

rahab_poster

  HEBREWS 11:31- “By faith the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed.” 

There’s no nice way to say it. Rahab was a harlot-in modern parlance, a hooker. At her home atop the wall that surrounded the bustling, ancient city of Jericho, Rahab took in strange men and gave out sexual favors.

Continue reading WOMEN OF THE BIBLE “RAHAB- THE SHADY LADY”