STORY 30
Rahab Wen Hide Da Spies
Wen da Israel spies wen go Jericho town, dey wen stay at one wahine’s house. Her name wuz Rahab. Da Jericho king wen find out about da spies so he sen soldiers ova dea. Real fas, she hide da two spies on top da roof. Den she give da soldiers da wrong scoops fo throw dem off. Afta dey gone, she tell da spies: ‘I goin help you cuz I kno dat Jehovah stay on yoa side an dat you goin take ova da land. Promise me you goin save my ohana, k?’
Da spies tell Rahab: ‘K, we promise dat nobody inside yoa house goin get hurt.’ Den dey tell: ‘Tie one red rope outside yoa window, den yoa family goin be okay.’
Rahab take one rope an let da spies drop down from her window. Dey bag to da mountains an hide dea fo three days. Den dey go back by Joshua. Afta dat, da Israel peopo wen go across da Jordan Riva an had get ready fo take ova da land. Jericho wuz da firs town dey wen take ova. Jehovah wen tell dem fo march aroun da town one time ery day fo six days. On day numba seven, dey wen march aroun da town seven times. Den da prieses wen blow dea trumpets, an da soldiers had yell az loud az can. Den boom, da walls wen fall down! But Rahab’s house neva get wipe out, even tho wuz part of da wall. Rahab an her ohana wen get save cuz she wen trus Jehovah.
“Same ting wit Rahab . . . wen she let da Israel army guys hide inside her house, she tell dem fo go back one diffren way so dey no get kill. Dass was da right ting fo her do. Az why God tell she get um right wit him.”—From James 2:25