Family Redemption by Jewels From The Word

Rahab was the woman of the house, a house of ill repute. When Joshua sent two men into the city of Jericho to scout it out, they were hid by Rahab, who saved their lives. In exchange, she asked for them to "show kindness to my father's house and save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that they have and deliver us from death." Joshua 2:12-13. She believed that their God is the God of heaven above and earth beneath.

So the scouts said, "Our lives for yours!" They said she should gather all her family and all they had into her house and hang a scarlet rope from the window as a sign.

Rahab said, "According to your words, so it is." Joshua 2:21. Then, when the city was attacked, Rahab's family was saved and she was accepted into the Israelites as one of them. According to the genealogy of Jesus, (Matthew 1) she was the mother of Boaz who married Ruth who was the grandmother of David the king of Israel and the ancestor of Jesus.

Redemption for the whole family! A woman obtained the salvation of her whole family, mother, father, brothers, sisters, and all that belong to them, including their children.

Rahab pleaded with the men of God for her family, just like many mothers and grandmothers have pleaded with God for the salvation of her children and grandchildren.

Just as God's representatives pledged their lives to save Rahab's family, Jesus has given us the promise that our families will be saved.

Paul and Silas were in jail, and the Lord sent an earthquake to open the prison doors. The jailer fell before Paul and Silas and said, "What must I do to be saved?" They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

Are you believing God for the salvation of your family? Here are two examples from the Bible where whole families were saved. Don't give up. Take God at His word just like Rahab did.

Say to the Lord, "According to your words, so it is."