Joshua 2

The chapter today covered the classic story of Rahab protecting two Israelites scouts from being caught while spying out Jericho. It is quite interesting, because she apparently recognized that their coming was a harbinger of destruction for her people - and instead of trying to fight against that she accepted it and asked for protection of her family in trade for her assistance. Her help proves trustworthy, and the spies return and this time give a favorable report of the land (as opposed to a similar, larger party sent forty years prior).

One interesting tidbit is that Rahab seems to be a prostitute - yet she of all the people there takes the Israelites in and hides them. I can only assume that she changed professions when Jericho was destroyed, but it shows that God uses all kinds of people to accomplish His will.