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Sound Faith / Rahab a Foreshadow of the Church. Joshua a Foreshadow of Jesus, Joshua Series Part 2 - Justin Wadel
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Question 4
Rahab’s confession—“your God is in heaven above and on earth beneath”—comes from hearing about the Red Sea and the defeat of Sihon and Og; what does this say about how God intended His mighty acts to function as public testimony to the nations, not just private encouragement for Israel?
Another way to ask: Rahab believed after hearing what God did at the Red Sea and in battle. What does that show about God using big public acts to speak to all nations, not just to encourage Israel?
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The transcript presents God’s mighty acts as meant to be heard about beyond Israel, producing fear, conviction, and even confession among the nations. Rahab shows those events were public signals of who God is and what He was doing, inviting response.

Support from Transcript:
  • Rahab grounds her faith in what she “heard”: God “dried up the Red Sea” and Israel’s victory over “Sihon and… Og.”
  • She reports a city-wide impact: “fear of you has fallen upon us… there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of your presence.”
  • Her confession is explicit and theological: “For your God is in heaven above and on earth beneath.”
  • The spies later echo this broader effect when reporting to Joshua: “everyone who inhabits that land cowers in fear because of us.”
  • The speaker uses Rahab to illustrate that she was “actively seeking God” and “knew judgment was coming” based on what she learned.
Discussion Follow-ups What “mighty acts” of God today are meant to be seen publicly, not kept private? How should the church expect outsiders to interpret God’s works—fear only, or faith like Rahab’s?
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