Day 1 – THE STORY
It was time for God’s people to go back into the land that God had promised them. But the big hurdle was defeating the armies of the people who didn’t follow God. These people did not want Israel coming back for their land. Joshua sent 12 spies into the city to check it out. If the spies were caught, they would have been killed. It wasn’t easy to blend into the crowd because the Israelites looked and acted differently than the people of Jericho. It was a dangerous mission, but one kind woman helped them out. Read about her story.
Read Joshua 2:2-12
How did Rahab hide the spies?
What did she tell the people looking for them?
How did Rahab know about God?
Why did she show the Israelite spies kindness?
Day 2 – THE WITNESSES
Rahab had heard about all the cool things that God had done for His people and she wanted to be a part of it. She showed the Israelites kindness and helped them get home safely. This act of kindness was dangerous, but Rahab did it because she wanted to help God’s people.
Read Joshua 2:11
Did Rahab believe in God? What can you learn from Rahab’s kindness?
Day 3 – THE SOURCE
Read Ephesians 4:32
Why should you be kind to others?
How is God kind to you?
Day 4 – THE MOTIVE
Read Luke 6:35
In this verse, God asks you to do four things.
What are those four things?
Are you supposed to be kind to your enemies?
The Israelites were supposed to be considered Rahab’s enemy. Was she kind to them?
Read the verse again. Are you supposed to expect anything back when you do kind things?
What does this verse say that you are supposed to do with your stuff?
Read the verse one more time. Does God tell you being kind will be worth it?
Write down what it says.
Day 5 – CAUGHT IN THE ACT
It’s “Acts of Kindness” week. God is a kind God and we should show others kindness… even people we don’t know. Your challenge is to try to do one (or more) acts of kindness every day this week. Look for how you can be kind to people. For fun, write down some ideas of how you can show people kindness.
The spies told Rahab before they left to gather her entire family into her house and hang a red cord out her window when they came back for battle. If she did this, God would save her and her family. She did just that and God spared her life. She lived with the Israelites and followed God for the rest of her life. Did you know that she later married a Jewish man? What’s even more awesome is that Rahab was the great, great, great, great (plus a whole lot more greats) great grandma of…can you guess… Jesus!
