Scarlet Rope In The Bible

The scarlet rope the color of blood worked for rahab much as the blood of the passover lamb had worked during the exodus.

Scarlet rope in the bible.

It is not a rope chevel חבל anymore. King james bible and she said according unto your words so be it. It is a cord tikva תקוה. God s mercy and forgiveness of rahab the harlot was signified by a rope of scarlet thread which becomes a symbol of the blood of christ.

Now here in verse 18 after the three days she is to let down that same rope to let them back up again. And she sent them away and they departed. And it s scarlet now too. Every home marked with blood was spared death that night exodus 12 13.

In bible times especially in the pagan cultures big houses by the city gates would often serve as the city inns. After they had gone she tied the scarlet cord to the window. How very beautiful to think that it is a scarlet cord of the covenant of god s grace that binds. The word scarlet used in joshua 2 21 in describing this rope is translated from the hebrew word sha niy.

How a scarlet cord connects the entire bible skip heitzig study from the bible and be encouraged to grow your faith. God s plan of redemption our redemption runs throughout the bible. And she bound the scarlet line in the window. Rahab and her family operated one of these inns right on the wall where wayfaring travelers would pass.

She had just lowered a red rope out the window a scarlet cord down which the men would safely descend from the high roof to. Christian standard bible let it be as you say she replied and she sent them away. From the passover lamb in exodus 12 the scarlet cord here in joshua and all the way through to the blood of jesus on the cross. This word is used a few times in the bible.

New heart english bible look when we come into the land you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you did let us down by. I want you to see that there is a scarlet cord a cord of redemption that runs throughout the whole of scripture from beginning to end. Here is what the hebrew word tikva means 2. An incredible tapestry of redemption is woven throughout the scriptures in red.

And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. How interesting that a scarlet cord likely an emblem of ill repute became a sign of salvation.