What was going through her mind? Why would t his prostitute welcome spies from a nomadic people lurking across the Jordan River from her city?
One could propose a secular argument: she may have been disenchanted with the current regime and thought she could advance further under Israelite leadership. Or maybe there was a feud between two families, and this her way of trying to get rid of the other family. Maybe so.
But whatever else may have been going on in Jericho, Rahab the prostitute was convinced that Yahweh, the God of Israel, was going to give his people victory over Jericho, and that if she wanted to live, she must ally with Yahweh.
People often do things out of mixed motives. Walking by faith does not mean that your motives are entirely pure!
Walking by faith means that – whatever else may be going on – you believe the gospel, and you act accordingly!
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