Jos 2
Pattern: Threat by king... hidden
King hears of the child Israel/Moses/Jesus/Spies. Threatens him. Hidden by another Joseph/Mother/Mother/Rachab. In Egypt/Pharaoh's home/Egypt/Flax and mountain
1 Identify keys
hidden
▸ ± Jos 2:4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were]:
▸ ± Jos 2:8 ¶ And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
▸ ± Jos 2:16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
▸ ± Pr 1:28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
2 Rightly divide the word
▸ ± Jos 2:1 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Incarnation: Christ came to the world, and for 30 years 'spied on us' before beginning his ministry. He met he harlot bride.
Submission to parents: Stalks and sheaves: Chedarloamer
Testimony: During the battle the woman had to declare herself declaring her sin.
Evangelism: Family saved.
4. Reduce to pattern synonyms
=5 Solve riddles
6 See Christ
7 Deeper digging
▸ ± Jos 2:22 ¶ And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought [them] throughout all the way, but found [them] not. ▸ ± Jos 2:23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the Son of Nun, and told him all [things] that befell them: ▸ ± Jos 2:24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
