
WALK IN FAITH
Hebrews 11 vs. 31 has this to say about Rahab: “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace”. So whereas it would appear
Hebrews 11 vs. 31 has this to say about Rahab: “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace”. So whereas it would appear
It is remarkably noteworthy that Rahab was eventually numbered in the genealogy of Christ (see Matthew 1 vs. 5). So after being initially introduced as a harlot, Rahab was eventually engrafted into the lineage through
In our Focal Scripture, the spies from Israel instructed Rahab to tie the scarlet thread she used in letting them down the wall of Jericho, on her window. The whole idea was to save Rahab
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when the spies from Israel told Rahab that their deal with her must never be mentioned to anyone. Rahab was given a lifeline, she was given a chance
Prior to our Focal Scripture, Rahab had been described as a harlot. So her residence would have been known, even amongst her family members, as the residence of a harlot. She had an identity that
In our Focal Scripture, after Rahab acknowledged that God had given the land of Jericho to the children of Israel, she pleaded that her entire family be given the opportunity to be spared from the
It is instructive to observe that God had determined to give the land of Jericho to the children of Israel. Notice that the spies showed up, and the men in Jericho, with their king, wanted
When Rahab came in contact with the spies from Israel, she opted to align with the men and she gave them protection. She gave value to the men. She met people who were going to
In our Focal Scripture, Rahab made mention of how they had heard about how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for the children of Israel as they left Egypt. She was based in Jericho,
In our Focal Scripture, Rahab mentioned how they heard about all that God had done for the children of Israel. The same Rahab who was first described as a harlot, was no longer speaking like
When Rahab was first mentioned in our Scripture Reading, she was described as a harlot. She had a negative profile. She wore the garment of negativity. Her identity was not anything to be admired. Notice
Our Focal Scripture makes mention of the men who pursued the spies that were sent by Joshua. Those pursuers literally chased after the spies from Israel, but in the end, they were not able to
In our Focal Scripture, Joseph told the dream of how he was binding sheaves with his brothers, and his own sheaves stood upright. Sheaves were the harvest from farms. Sheaves were the results of those
In our Focal Scripture, Joseph told his brothers to ‘hear’ the dream that he had dreamt. The word ‘hear’ as used in that scripture comes from a Hebrew word ‘shema’ which connotes ‘a command’. So,
It is instructive to observe that when Joseph declared his dream to his brothers, they hated him; and when he had yet another dream, they hated him even more. His dream provoked hatred from his
When Joseph dreamed his dream, he didn’t keep quiet about it; he began speaking to his brothers about it. He began confessing his dream; he began painting the picture of his dreams with words. That
Joseph was hated by his brethren for the simple reason of being loved above them all by his father; he later dreamed and dream and told them about it, and they hated him yet the
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than them all, they hated him, and the next thing the bible said about Joseph was that he dreamed a dream. His father had earlier
In Old Testament times, leaders of tribes wore a coat of many colours. Jacob as leader of his tribe probably wore such a garment; and in a matter of time, he made one for Joseph.
It is instructive to observe that Joseph’s brothers took away his coat of many colours at some point. They took the manifestation of what was already inside of him; they took the evidence of his
Jacob had ten sons before Joseph was eventually born; he even went on to have one more son (Benjamin) after having Joseph. He had twelve sons in all, but in the end, Joseph was favoured
Our Focal Scripture reveals that Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Joseph was not necessarily finer or more handsome or more stylish or
After Jesus raised the dead man in our Scripture Reading back to life, many people glorified God and Jesus’ fame spread all over the place. Jesus became more famous as a result of the miracle
When the young man that was dead came back to life, he began to speak. The moment he came back to life, he made use of his mouth to speak. That young man did not
When the young man that was set for burial came back to life, Jesus delivered him to his mother. It was the mother that Jesus showed compassion; it was the mother that attracted divine intervention;
In our Focal Scripture, Jesus commanded the dead young man to arise. Jesus called him “young man”. He wasn’t an old man. He still had a journey ahead of him, and Jesus told him to
In our Focal Scripture, as the funeral procession was moving out of the city of Nain, Jesus showed up and touched the casket, and those who carried the casket had no option but to stop.
In our Focal Scripture, Jesus touched the casket and halted the funeral procession. There was a young man in that casket who was set for burial. There was a matter of death that was about
In our Focal Scripture, Jesus saw the woman whose son was to be buried, and He had compassion on her. Jesus moved from showing compassion on the woman, to raising her son back to life.
Our Focal Scripture described the young man who was about to be buried, as the only son of his mother, who was a widow. So the woman had suffered the loss of her husband, and
It is important to observe that the person who was about to be buried, in our Focal Scripture, was a young man whose mother was still alive. So it was a case of a young
It is remarkably noteworthy that the person who was being taken out of the city of Nain for burial, was a dead man. He moved from being a boy to being a man, but his
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when there was a funeral procession, with a man being carried out of the city. That young man died, and his corpse was being taken out of the
Our Focal Scripture makes mention of men who carried the dead man out of the city for burial. Death had occurred, burial was next, and there were men who took upon themselves the burden of
Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Jesus came into a city called ‘Nain’. As He approached the gate of the city, there was a funeral procession. Someone who died in the city of
After Peter’s escape from prison, Herod sought for Peter; and when there was no way to find Peter, he turned against the keepers of the prison and commanded that they be put to death. The
It is instructive to observe that the soldiers whom Peter was chained to, were still in the prison when the angel of the Lord took Peter out of the prison. The men who were positioned
In the morning after Peter had been taken out of prison by an angel of the Lord, there was confusion in the prison. No one could explain how Peter got out of prison. No one
On his way out of the prison, Peter didn’t need to knock on any door. He simply followed an angel and doors opened on their own accord. Peter came to the house where prayers were
In our Focal Scripture, a damsel told the people who prayed for Peter, that Peter had arrived, but they didn’t believe her. They insisted that she was mad; they even said it must be Peter’s
In our Focal Scripture, after Peter had showed up at the gate of the house where brethren prayed for him, a damsel figured that it was Peter. While others prayed, someone had the presence of
It is instructive to observe that whilst there were men and women praying for Peter in the home of Mary mother of John, there was no one at the gate to check if Peter had
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