Joshua 2:8–15

THE PROMISE TO RAHAB

8 Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof 9 and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this landa and that the terror of you has fallen on us,b and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you.B,c 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt,d and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyede across the Jordan. 11 When we heard this, we lost heart,f and everyone’s courage failedC because of you,g for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below.h 12 Now please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my father’s family, because I showed kindness to you.i Give me a sure sign 13 that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from death.”

14 The men answered her, “We will give our lives for yours. If you don’t report our mission, we will show kindness and faithfulness to you when the Lord gives us the land.”

15 Then she let them down by a rope through the window, since she lived in a house that was built into the wall of the city.