Readers might be tempted to skip the first 17 verses of Matthew’s Gospel. After all, it’s just a genealogy of who “begat” whom, a list of names we don’t recognize and can’t pronounce. We’re tempted to ...

By Michael J. Brooks Dr. J.D. Gray served for many years as pastor at First Baptist Church, New Orleans. He often delighted ...

By Michael J. Brooks Dr. J.D. Gray served for many years as pastor at First Baptist Church, New Orleans. He often delighted ...

Women were usually not named in such lists, but Rahab (from Jericho) and Ruth (from Moab) were named as ancestors of Jesus. (See Mattew 1:5.) Both had declared their belief in the God who created ...

Firstly, Rahab appeared to act with God's blessings with her lie that the spies had left Jericho (when they were actually being hidden by her on the roof). Rahab, in Hebrews 11 verses 31, is actually ...

At Jericho there had been a miracle ... Several parallels exist between the accounts in Joshua 2 and 7. In Joshua 2, Rahab, a believing Canaanite, acted faithfully and, as a result, was promised ...