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Podcast: All God's Women
Episode: Rahab: A Woman at the Right Place at the Right Time
Description: We’ve all heard of Rahab. She’s one of the bad girls of the Old Testament, a harlot, a prostitute in a pagan city. Many Christians find it disturbing that this woman of ill repute is included in Jesus’ genealogy. They argue that surely she was merely an innkeeper. But that’s not what the Bible tells us. The word used to describe her can only mean one thing, and it’s not an innkeeper. So why her? Why did God not only use her to help save the Hebrews but then go on to include her in the...