Rahab was a Canaanite woman living in Jericho, modern Israel, many centuries ago. Rahab was a prostitute who also became a biblical heroine. Before the conquest of Jericho, an Israelite leader, called Joshua, sent out two men as spies to investigate the city. When they came to Jericho, they lodged at Rahab’s house which was part of the city walls. When the local king heard about the two rival men, he demanded that Rahab hand them over. But Rahab hid the men on her roof as she knew that they were sent from God. She told the guards that the men had already left. Then Rahab let the two men out through the window of the town’s wall and requested that her and her family be spared when the Israelites attack Jericho. The spies gave her a crimson rope to hang from her window with the instruction that she is to gather her whole family and wait inside her house. When the Israelites destroyed Jericho, Rahab and her whole family were rescued by waiting inside the house marked with a red rope. They were the only Canaanites who survived and became part of the Israelite community. Rahab the prostitute became the great, great grandmother of King David whose lineage eventually led to the birth of Jesus Christ.

This story shows us that God cares about us regardless of our circumstances or our past. He looks at our heart and our intentions.