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This exposition is rooted first in a thorough analysis of the Hebrew text, employing helpful insights from archaeology and linguistics, and second in the major theological and literary themes discovered in each section. Finally the author brings the fragments together in an expository treatment which addresses the important topics of application.

The content of Rahab’s confession justifies its central place in the story. She rehearses the might of Yahweh: ‘For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the waters of the Sea of Reeds before you when you came out of Egypt and what he did to the two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan—to Sihon and Og—whom you destroyed’ (v. 10). This was the basis of her faith; she had heard about the mighty acts of God. This is the normal way of coming to faith. Biblical faith is
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