The
Scarlet Thread
Joshua
2
Introduction: Today we don’t have to slay an animal, but we
do have a story about a piece of scarlet thread hung in a window and what it
accomplished. The Scarlet Thread was a
token of the Blood.
A. God tells Joshua to send two spies to
Jericho.
1. The two go to Rahab’s house.
[A house of ill-repute]
2. Some say she was just an
innkeeper.
3. Innkeeper, prostitute, God was
speaking to her.
B. The king of Jericho came looking for
the two men. Vs 2
1. She “missed used the truth” to the king. Vs 4
2. They had ’gone’ up to the roof, the top of the wall. Vs 6
3. The king’s men went looking by
the fords of the Jordan River. Vs 7
C. Rahab’s confession to the spies. Vs 8-11
1. Confession to God’s power.
2. God’s power with Israel caused
fear.
3. What Rahab asked in return for
the favor. Vs 12-13
D. The response Vs. 14
1.
A life for a life
2.
The escape and the instructions. Vs
15-16
3. Their command to Rahab
4. The Scarlet Thread to be tied
in the window Vs 18
5. All IN the houses would be
saved. Vs 18
a. Note verse 18, unless
- - -
b. The if -
Vs 19
c. If she revealed - Vs
20-21
6. Results of the visit told to Joshua. Vs 24
II. The Presence of God
A. Because of the presence of the two
spies, fear and conviction come on Rahab.
1. Her conscience began to bother
her.
2. As said, she had heard of the
fame of the God of Israel.
3. She asked the spies to help
keep she and her family alive.
4. She, by revelation knew that
Jericho would be destroyed.
5. Her plea, “give me a TRUE
TOKEN”. Vs 12
B. She realized that God was willing to
reveal Himself to those who were willing
to receive.
1. She was willing to commit she
and her family to a new life of faith in God.
C. Because of Rahab’s faith:
1.
The Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world; Revelation 13:8
a. That Blood became
effective to this poor harlot and her family.
b. Strange how God
chooses persons to be saved and used for His purpose.
c. Would we have chosen
such a person?
D. Note: Jesus has no appeal to the
worldly-wise and self-righteous.
1. He came to those in need of a
physician.
2. Rahab knew she and her family
needed God.
a. God was ready
immediately to forgive all.
A. The two spies remembered the Blood
sprinkled on the lintel and
door post in Egypt. Exodus
12:13
1. It spoke of the Blood of Jesus
already shed in the mind of the Father.
Revelation 13:8
B. Had it been possible, the two men
would have slain an animal for a sacrifice.
1. They would have sprinkled the
Blood on the house and them.
a. No time for that
because they were being hunted.
2. But, we will give you a Token
a. Vs. 18 - “Take this
Scarlet Cord, place it in the window of your house.” Vs 18
4. In so doing, she would be
honoring the Blood in type.
5. This would preserve her whole
house, and she and her family would
walk out alive.
a. The condition was to
stay inside.
C. What kind of faith these two men had
to promise such a thing.
1. They had faith in the Blood.
[They had been taught the blood]
2. Rahab had faith to believe.
3. Yes, there is a Blood Line.
4. A line the destroyer cannot
cross or get through.
5. Have YOU put up your ’Blood
Line’.
IV. We know the rest of the story.
A God gave Joshua instructions how to
take the city
1. The Singers led Israel around
the city for seven days.
2. On the seventh day they walked
seven times.
a. Then God did His part.
b. Never expect God to do His part until we
have done our part.
3. God caused the walls to fall.
4. All but one small part fell to
the ground; Rahab’s house.
5. She and all her family walked
out unharmed.
a. Because of her faith
in the God of Israel.
b. The Blood of Jesus had
availed for them.
6. What if she had not been obedient?
a. She and all her family
would have been lost.
b. The Destroyer had
passed over her house.
c. Rahab had used the
Blood in type.
d. An active faith had
gotten active results.
V. Practical application for today.
A. Looking back at the Old Testament
ordination of the Priest.
1. Part of his ordination was the
putting on of Blood. Exodus 29:20-21
a. On the tip of the
right ear
b. On the thumb of the
right hand
c. On the great toe of his right foot
2. Israel was taught that the
Blood would cleanse and sanctify all.
a. All that enters a man’s ear
b. On all he put his
hands to do.
c. Wherever he goes in
the course of his duties
3. Even into a den of vice, strength
not to partake
4. The Blood will keep Satan away
from his thought life, walk life,
and wherever he goes.
B. What the Apostle Paul thought.
1. Our bodies are the
Temple. 2 Corinthians 6:16
2. We are not to deliberately
touch the unclean.
3. We too can apply the Blood to
our ears, hands, and feet.
a. Our whole spirit, soul, and body preserved
until the coming of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
4. Reason some Christians fail to
live a victorious life.
a. They fail to turn over
passive theological faith in the Blood into a
a vital, active faith that:
1. Uses the Blood, sprinkles it,
speaks it
2. Realizes the Blood is just as
powerful now as it was for Moses and Joshua.
Conclusion: When the Blood covers us and we know it, and we
have placed it by faith upon our hearts, lives, homes and loved ones, then we
have created a condition where Satan cannot get through. Remember that salvation, healing, and God’s
promises are not automatic, but obtained through faith, and maintained by
faith. Never, never let down our faith
in the Blood. Use our Blood Line Jesus gave to us.