The Israelites wandered forty years in the desert in search
of the land God had promised them.
During all this time, God looked after them, feeding them with manna from
heaven. Moses died just before the
Israelites finally entered the Promised Land, and Joshua became the new leader
of the people. Joshua sent two men
to look over the city of Jericho within the Promised Land. The king of Jericho found out about the
coming of the Israelites and planned to have them killed, but Rahab, who was a prostitute in Jericho,
hid the two Israelites in her home.
She even helped them escape.
Having heard all that God had done for the Israelites when they came out
of Egypt, she said, "The Lord
your God is indeed God in heaven above and on earth below." The Israelites promised that if she
would tie a crimson cord in her window, she and her family would be spared when
they took over Jericho. And that's
what happened. When the walls of
Jericho tumbled down and the Israelites took over the city, "Rahab the
prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, Joshua spared. Her family has lived in Israel ever
since. For she hid the messengers
whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho."
Joshua 2:1-21 and 6:22-25
Potential ornaments for the Jesse Tree: a red ribbon, yarn, or string
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