Joshua 2:18
"Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread
in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy
father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy
father's household, home unto thee."
The Scriptures tells us that Rahab used a cord to let the two spies down through a window and down the wall of the city out of sight of the pursuers. The two spies told Rahab to bind the "Line of Scarlet Thread" in the window that she had let them down the wall, and that would be a sign to all Israel, that all in the household of Rahab would not be destroyed, because she helped the spies by hiding them and telling them where to hide for three days before they started back.
The concept of this "Scarlet Thread" can be found throughout Scripture. It's called the line of blood atonement, and it began in the Garden of Eden, "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them." (Gen. 3:21). The blood atonement was exemplified in the Passover, "And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it," (Ex. 12:7).
The people of the house did not see the sprinkled blood. It was not necessary to be on the outside looking at it. It was clearly not a matter of emotion or of intelligence. It was an accomplished fact, and it was enough for God to see it; "And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt, (Ex. 12:13). Abide thou in Christ. It is not necessary to try to understand, or feel; just be quiet and trust the finished work and the sworn promise of God. He hath said: "Whosoever believeth shall not perish."
This concept of "The Scarlet Thread" was finally fulfilled in Christ's sacrifice on the cross, "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission," (Heb. 9:22). "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, " 1 Peter 1:19-20) The Lamb of God slain, it is enough for the world.. My Friends, that "Scarlet Thread" was the means of deliverance for Rahab and her family. All who were to be delivered had to trust Rahab and stay in her house. We have an On Time God, Every Time and in every place!!
Amen!
Reading: Josh. 2:15-18
Ex. 12:1-28
Ref: HG SB
The people of the house did not see the sprinkled blood. It was not necessary to be on the outside looking at it. It was clearly not a matter of emotion or of intelligence. It was an accomplished fact, and it was enough for God to see it; "And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt, (Ex. 12:13). Abide thou in Christ. It is not necessary to try to understand, or feel; just be quiet and trust the finished work and the sworn promise of God. He hath said: "Whosoever believeth shall not perish."
This concept of "The Scarlet Thread" was finally fulfilled in Christ's sacrifice on the cross, "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission," (Heb. 9:22). "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, " 1 Peter 1:19-20) The Lamb of God slain, it is enough for the world.. My Friends, that "Scarlet Thread" was the means of deliverance for Rahab and her family. All who were to be delivered had to trust Rahab and stay in her house. We have an On Time God, Every Time and in every place!!
Amen!
Reading: Josh. 2:15-18
Ex. 12:1-28
Ref: HG SB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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