Rahab

The story of Rahab is a redemption story, a salvation story. She was a condemned person living in a condemned city. Like Rahab we are also condemned and living in a condemned world. Our only hope is in being redeemed. Without Christ we are under the wrath of God, we are part of the problem just as Rahab was under the wrath of God and as a citizen of Jericho she was part of the problem.
God redeemed Rahab and saved her from the destruction that was to come upon her city. He then gave her a sign that she asked for, the sign of the scarlet cord. He saved her from the wrath to come and gave her a place in the Kingdom of God. She married a prince of Judah and became an ancestor of our Lord Jesus Christ. She is one of five women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus as given by Matthew. She also was a role model for every Christian. We read about her in Hebrews 11 among the heroes of faith. She is one of two women mentioned, Sarah and Rahab. Two women who were so different but both showed remarkable faith.