Matthew 1:5 a

Four women in Christ’s Genealogy

Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba

Rahab

Joshua 2:1-24 & Joshua 6:22-25

1) The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
2) Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.
3) Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram
4) Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon.
5) Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,
6) and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by Bathsheba her who had been the wife of Uriah.
7) Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.
8) Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah.
9) Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.
10) Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon,and Amon begot Josiah.
11) Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
12) And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel.
13) Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor.
14) Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud.
15) Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob.
16) And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.
17) So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are         fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

• Matthew's genealogy can be summed up in three fourteens, signalized by remarkable         periods
• First we have the family of David rising, and looking forth as the morning
• Second we have David’s family flourishing its royal luster
• Third we have David’s family declining and growing less and less significant until it

becomes the family of a poor carpenter

• From the dried up olive bush we have new life springing from the root of David, the glory of

 God and man’s Salvation “The Christ”.

• Jesus, means "Savior;"
• Christ, official title, means "Anointed."
• He is our Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King

Events pertaining to Rahab

         Rahab

         Joshua 2:1-24 & Joshua 6:22-25

1. Joshua sends spies into Jericho

2. They are hid by a prostitute named Rahab
3. Rahab tells spies all of Jericho is afraid because of what their God did for them

4. Rahab informs them to hide in the woods for three days before heading back

1. A pack is made with the spies
2. Scarlet cord put in Window to identify her residence
3. Her and here family survive the attack and destruction of Jericho

5. Rahab joins Israelites and becomes one of them(Joshua 6:25)
6. A Judean named Salmon married Rahab and they have a son named Boaz

1. About 350 years from the time Joshua destroyed Jericho to when David was born
2. It must be understood that Moses lived to be 120, and Joshua lived 110 years.

1. At the time a man would be 100 or more at the birth of some of their sons
2. Easy to accept since Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90 when Issaac was born.
3. In ancient days many men sired children at late ages
4. Wives were often time many years younger
5. Rahab maybe as young as 20 when she married Salmon, who was almost 85        

7. Rahab was redeemed and thus became a part of our Lord’s genealogy

The scarlet cord that Rahab set out for a sign to the Israelites in Jericho was placed in the open for all to see. Like the blood of Christ that was shed for us it was a sign of faith that redemption will come to those who remember it, in Rahab’s case it was to redeem her and her family. As with the blood of the Passover in (Exodus 12:7 and 2:13) it was to be a sign for the executioners to allow those inside to live. The cord at the opening that let the spies out is also reminiscent of the doorways of the Israelites homes in Egypt that were brushed with the blood of a lamb.

But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the country, “Go into the harlot’s house, and from there bring out the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.” And the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. So they brought out all her relatives and left them outside the camp of Israel. But they burned the city and all that was in it with fire. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. And Joshua spared Rahab the harlot, her father’s household, and all that she had. So she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Joshua 6:22-25

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

Hebrews 11:31

More on Rahab

1. Joshua sends spies into Jericho

2. They are hid by a prostitute named Rahab

1. What comes to your mind when you think of Rahab?

1. Harlot, prostitute, Bar maiden, Inn Keeper

1. Voluntarily? Maybe forced by circumstances
2. Homeless in a world where women were property
3. If they were lucky, they met a good man
4. If not they were but property to be used for some man to profit off
5. Maybe she was sold by parents
6. Used as a sex toy until she was old enough to learn how to play the system

2. How about, grit, Abandonment, Surrender
3. All these are true, yeti she was a real person living in a world much like today, when almost everything is allowed

2. The Canaanites worshipped gods who demanded sexual perversion and human sacrifice as a way to appease them for rain, good crops, prosperity

1. In many of these religious systems, little girls were bred for servicing men, like blacks were bred for hard work during the years of slavery,

3. Of all the women in Jesus genealogy, she probably had the worst history

3. Joshua sends out 2 spies

1. 40 years earlier Moses sent out spies, and Joshua was one of the 12 sent out
2. Joshua and Caleb returned with a good report

1. Land is there for the taking

3. 10 of the spies gave a bad report

1. Giants in the land
2. Fierce warriors
3. Fortresses we cannot penetrate

4. The people believed the 10

1. They feared for the life of their children
2. Again complained that Moses took them out of Egypt, just to die

5. GOD punished them

1. Of all those of fighting age, they died in the desert
2. Only Joshua and Caleb were allowed to go into the land
3. The children they feared would die, possessed the land

6. 40 years later, Joshua led the children into the p[romised land, their parents died in the wilderness of unbelief

4. The spies hide out at a local Inn

1. In ancient times Inns served as many things
2. Trade
3. Sex houses
4. Bars
5. Motels
6. Restaurants
7. Stores
8. Trading posts

5. Rahab knows they are Hebrews

1. Men from out of the area acted differently, and these men were probably acted especially different

1. Maybe because they treated the women with respect
2. Didn’t get drunk
3. Obviously dressed different

6. Rumor got out there were spies in town

1. Rulers sent soldiers to find them
2. Rahab hid them, because she was just different

7. She tells spies all of Jericho is afraid because of what their God did for them

4. Rahab informs them to hide in the woods for three days before heading back

1. A pack is made with the spies
2. Scarlet cord put in Window to identify her residence
3. Her and here family survive the attack and destruction of Jericho

5. Rahab joins Israelites and becomes one of them(Joshua 6:25)
6. A Judean named Salmon marries Rahab and have a son named Boaz        
7. Rahab was redeemed and thus became a part of our Lords genealogy

The scarlet cord that Rahab set out for a sign to the Israelites in Jericho was placed in the open for all to see. Like the blood of Christ that was shed for us it was a sign of faith that redemption will come to those who remember it, in Rahab’s case it was to redeem her and her family. As with the blood of the Passover in (Exodus 12:7 and 2:13) it was to be a sign for the executioners to allow those inside to live. The cord at the opening that let the spies out is also reminiscent of the doorways of the Israelites homes in Egypt that were brushed with the blood of a lamb.