Rahab seems like an unlikely hero to be included in the lineage of Jesus, but God chooses unlikely people. Those with bad backgrounds, sinful pasts, misfits and good ups make the list of who He might choose. Rahab had heard of what God has done through the Hebrew people and she knew that she had better get her life in order, ready for whatever might happen. I wonder if I and other regular church attendees often take God for granted, minimizing what He might or will do if we do not fully surrender to Him. Rahab was all in for God, despite her background.
“We need to shed our unearthly and nonsocial and idealistic and romantic and uber-spiritual visions of kingdom and get back to what Jesus meant. By kingdom, Jesus means: God's Dream Society on earth, spreading out from the land of Israel to encompass the whole world.” - Scot McKnight, One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow
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