Joshua’s sending of the spies to Jericho was an act of wisdom, not unbelief (Prov. 20:18). The report of the two men encouraged Israel for the invasion (v. 24) and reminded them that God was fulfilling His promise to them (Deut. 2:25).
约书亚遣派探子到耶利哥并非出于不信，而是智慧之举（箴20:18）。两个探子的汇报鼓励了以色列征服土地（24节），并提醒他们神正履行祂对以色列所作出的应许（申2:25）。
But the visit also meant the salvation of Rahab and her family. Although the Bible does not commend Rahab for her lies, it does commend her faith (Heb. 11:31) that revealed itself in works (James 2:25). Her faith saved her and her family from destruction (Josh. 6:17–19), and it resulted in her becoming an ancestress of the Messiah (Matt. 1:5). Once you begin to trust God and obey Him, you never know what He will do!
此外，这次的窥探也意味了喇合与她一家的拯救。虽然圣经并不认可喇合的谎言，但它赞扬了喇合以行为（雅2:25）所展现的信心（来11:31）。她的信心救了她与一家免遭毁灭（书6:17-19），并使她成为弥赛亚之祖（太1:5）。一旦你开始信靠顺服神时，你是想像不到祂将成就的奇事！
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- Only two women are named in Hebrews 11, “The Hall of Fame of Faith”: Sarah, the wife of Abraham (v. 11), and Rahab, the harlot of Jericho (v. 31). Sarah was a godly woman, the wife of the founder of the Hebrew race; and God used her godly body to bring Isaac into the world. But Rahab was an ungodly gentile who worshiped pagan gods and sold her body for money. Humanly speaking, Sarah and Rahab had nothing in common. But from the divine viewpoint, Sarah and Rahab shared the most important thing in life: They both had exercised saving faith in the true and living God. No matter where you are now in your journey in life, do you exercise faith in the Lord? Let’s pray that you do.
《希伯来书》11章的“信心名堂”中只提到两位妇女：亚伯拉罕的妻子撒拉，（11节）及耶利哥的妓女喇合（31节）。撒拉是一位虔诚的妇女，是希伯来族创始人的妻子；神也借着她敬虔的身体把以撒带到这世界。但喇合是一个敬拜异教偶像并为钱出卖身子的不虔诚外邦人。从人的角度来看，撒拉和喇合毫无相同之处。但从神的眼光而言，撒拉和喇合共享了生命最重要的东西：她们都曾在又真又活的神里面行出救恩的信心。不论你现在处在生命中的哪一阶段，你是否在主里行出信心？让我们祈祷自己确实这么做。
- Not only does the Bible associate Rahab with Sarah; but in James 2:21–26, it also associates her with Abraham. James used both Abraham and Rahab to illustrate the fact that true saving faith always proves itself by good works. Again, a sinner – man or woman – can be associated with Abraham if we put our faith in God.
圣经不仅将喇合与撒拉相提并论，还在雅各书2:21-26与她和亚伯拉罕联系起来。雅各借用亚伯拉罕和喇合之例，说明真正得救的信心总有好行为作凭据。同样的，一个罪人，无论男女，只要肯把信心放在神里面，他也能与亚伯拉罕相联系。
