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Rahab was a prostitute living in a cursed city, Jericho. She had heard about the Israelites crossing the Red Sea and of the victories over the Amorites. When the spies came in, she said to them. "I know that the lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you" (Josh. 2:9).

So she hid the two spies on her roof top then let them down from the outside wall by a scarlet rope of linen she had woven herself. She broke the curse over her and her family by aiding the spies. She made an agreement that when the battle began, this same red cord would designate her house to the army of Joshua and guarantee them protection. It was agreed that all her family would remain inside with her during the attack to be safe. Rahab and her entire family were saved because she was willing to be a warrior.

Some women allow their past to hold them back from being all that God wants them to be. No matter who you have been before, God wants you, like Rahab, to rise up and become a great warrior for Him. Rahab may have been a prostitute living in a cursed city, but her name is listed in Hebrews 11:31 with the great faith people of the Bible. God has a great plan for your life.