The Bible Story - Volume IV - Basil Wolverton - 1964

Basil Wolverton

THE PROMISED LAND, THE TWO Israelite scouts sent to the city of Jericho were eating at Rahab's inn when officers banged loudly on the door. "Two officers have come from the king of Jericho to arrest you!" Rahab whispered to them. "They're impatient and I must go to the door at once. I know who you are, and I have my reasons to help you. Hurry up this back stairway and hide yourselves under the flax you'll find drying on the roof!" (Joshua 2:1-4.) The Israelites didn't waste time asking questions or waiting for more explanation. They dashed for the stairway, and Rahab turned to go to the officers. Rahab Outwits the Soldiers. "If you're stalling us, woman, we'll have to take you along, too!" one of them snapped. "I hurried back there to the dining booth to find out if any of my lodgers noticed which way the two men went," Rahab explained. "They were here, but they left just before the wall gates of the city were closed for the night. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library