Rahab: The Scarlet Cord Of Salvation Series

To the Israelites, the scarlet thread interwoven throughout the tabernacle, along with the repeated ceremonies of sacrifice were for them symbols of covenant, of their agreement with God, sealed through the shedding of blood, that their sins were forgiven and they were God’s very own people.

It was for good reason that these spies, who were about to be let down by a scarlet rope to escape from the city, insisted that the sign of their covenant agreement with Rahab, to save her and her family, would be the sign of that scarlet rope hanging out of her window. They were giving what Rahab had demanded, a sure sign, the covenant was sealed. Having made the agreement with the spies, Rahab quickly tied the rope so that it hung out of her window, a visible witness to an agreement made. She would have to trust that hope, that it would secure her future because of that agreement.

The writer to the Hebrews points us to this truth:

HEBREWS 9:19-21 (p. 842)

The Great Great Grandma of Jesus was saved by the providential grace of God and that scarlet cord she tied in her window by faith, pointed to the blood of her grandson…His blood would save us all.

His blood poured out on the cross would become the scarlet cord of salvation tied in the window of the world…

My prayer is that as God seeks you…as He draws you to Himself, you will experience His mighty power, and by faith this morning…bind that cord around your life.