Hello, readers. Yesterday, I was privileged enough to receive a brand new Bible! It is a Student HCSB. It has pictures and quotes and maps and little 'World View' sections. 2 days ago I was reading Joshua 2 in my devotions and I came upon vs. 2-7, where Rahab told a lie to the king's officers. Was it right for her to lie, even though she was saving the lives of two men? The section called, "World View" in my Bible addresses that . . .
Is it ever right to lie? Here's a noted prostitute, Rahab, telling a bald-faced lie to the king's officers [Joshua 2:2-7]. Ethical role model? Well, we know from the end of the story [Joshua 6:22-23] that Joshua honoured her for the part she played in saving the lives of the Israelite spies. So, was it OK for her to lie?
I want to take a short break from World View and share a verse with you. Leviticus 19:11 says "You must not act deceptively or lie to one another." Back to World View.
No. God's command against lying is universal; it applies to all people at all times and in all places. Yes, her lie appeared to have saved two lives, but God didn't need her lie. Surely the God who was about to send the mighty walls of Jericho tumbling could preserve the lives of two men. The Bible commends Rahab, not for her lie, but for her faith in the God of Israel.
Is it ever right to lie? Here's a noted prostitute, Rahab, telling a bald-faced lie to the king's officers [Joshua 2:2-7]. Ethical role model? Well, we know from the end of the story [Joshua 6:22-23] that Joshua honoured her for the part she played in saving the lives of the Israelite spies. So, was it OK for her to lie?
I want to take a short break from World View and share a verse with you. Leviticus 19:11 says "You must not act deceptively or lie to one another." Back to World View.
No. God's command against lying is universal; it applies to all people at all times and in all places. Yes, her lie appeared to have saved two lives, but God didn't need her lie. Surely the God who was about to send the mighty walls of Jericho tumbling could preserve the lives of two men. The Bible commends Rahab, not for her lie, but for her faith in the God of Israel.