Mothers of the Messiah
A NextLevel Series on the Women in Jesus’ Genealogy
Session 3: RAHAB. Where some see a harlot, God sees a hero.
With Beth DeFazio
STUDY…
⮚ Rahab’s occupation…
⮚ Rahab’s home…
⮚ Rahab’s act…
⮚ Rahab’s proclamation…
o Longest consecutive statement made by any ________ in the Bible.
o Follows a __________ structure.
o Reveals two kinds of fear at work in Jericho – her countrymen were ________, but Rahab was in ______.
⮚ Rahab’s bargain…
⮚ Rahab’s rescue…
o 86 words are devoted to __________ rescue, while 102 are used to describe the destruction of __________.
o This is a story of ________, not ________.
o The Hebrew word Tikvah is the word for ________ and for ________.
DISCUSS…
Share a story of an unexpected hero/heroine that you have either heard or experienced.
Discuss the difficulty, yet the necessity, of “standing up even if you’re standing alone.”
The citizens of Jericho put their faith in walls. Rahab put her faith in God. Share a time you misplaced your faith. What did you trust, how did that go, and what did you learn?
Reflect on the miracles of God that left Jericho terrified. Now reflect on the beauty of Tikvah. How can you lean into living in awe rather than living afraid?
Offer prayers asking for boldness. Confess an area of your life that you have not surrendered to the power and will of God and ask Him to give you faith like Rahab – to believe that the God who demolished the walls of Jericho will defeat your enemy too.
