Identifier: biblepanoramaorh00fost (find matches)
Title: The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Foster, William A. (from old catalog)
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would remember her kindness to them, and not let her, or any of her family,be put to death, when the children of Israel should come to take the city ofJericho. And the men had said that if she -would tell no one of their coming,they would do as she asked. Rahab then let the two men down from herwindow, which overlooked the wall of the city, and they went back safely tothe camp of the Israelites. Now when Joshua came into the city of Jericho, he told the spies who were at Rahabs house before, to go and bring out all the persons who were there, as they had promised to do. And they went and brought out Rahab and her father, her mother, her brothers, and all who were with her. Afterward the children of Israel burned the city; but the silver and gold, and the vessels of iron and brass, were put into the treasury of the Lord. And Joshua saved Rahab alive, and all her relations, because she hid the spies whom he had sent into Jericho. And after that she lived among the children of Israel. 80
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JOSHUA SAVES THE LIFE OF RAHAB BECAUSE SHE HID THE SPIES IX BEE EOU8E. 81 JOBHl \ VI. 26. The Men of Ai Defeat the Isbaelites. 7VFTER Jericho had been destroyed, Joshua sent spies to another city of-/^Jl. Canaan, called Ai. And the spies came back and told him that notmany people lived there, and that only a small army of the men of Israelneed go up to take the city. Two or three thousand of them -would be enough,they said. So Joshua sent up about three thousand men. But when the menof Ai came out against them, the Israelites were afraid and fled, and the menof Ai slew about thirty-six of them. Then Joshua was in great distress. He rent his clothes, and he and the eldersof Israel, bowed down with their faces to the earth, praying, until the evening.And Joshua cried to the Lord, saying, All the people of Canaan will hear howthe children of Israel have fled before their enemies; and they will gatheraround us on every side and kill us, till none of us are left. But the Lord told him to r

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