31. Rahab showed her "faith" in her confession, Joshua 2:9 ; Joshua 2:11 , "I know that Jehovah hath given you the land; Jehovah your God, is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." the harlot —Her former life adds to the marvel of her repentance, faith, and preservation ( Matthew 21:31 ; Matthew 21:32 ). believed not — Greek, "were disobedient," namely, to the will of God manifested by the miracles wrought in behalf of Israel ( Matthew 21:32- : ). received —in her house ( Joshua 2:1 ; Joshua 2:4 ; Joshua 2:6 ). with peace —peaceably; so that they had nothing to fear in her house. Thus Paul, quoting the same examples ( Hebrews 11:17 ; Hebrews 11:31 ) for the power of faith, as James ( James 2:21 ; James 2:25 ; see on James 2:25- : ; James 2:25- : ) does for justification by works evidentially, shows that in maintaining justification by faith alone, he means not a dead faith, but "faith which worketh by love" ( James 2:25- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-32" class="com-number"
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