The Prostitution of a Nation through the eyes of Rahab

By Lola Thomas

The Prostitution of a Nation is an intriguing book that will lead you through the systems of the world and reveal to you that we all like Rahab are and have been prostituted. This book will take you through the original meaning of words that we have been taught incorrectly. If you have been a Christian all of your life and you cannot heal a headache, this book is for you. If you want more out of your Christian life, this book is for you. If you want to lead and not be a follower, this book is for you. The message of the kingdom of heaven will transform your life to the life Jesus died for you to truly have.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 6, 2024
• ISBN: 9798888517529

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Table of Contents

Title

Copyright

Introduction

1: The History of a Nation Named Rahab

2: The Perpetuation of Ignorance by the Denial of Truth

3: Identifying Ignorance and Its Cycle of Illusionary Living, Accepting the Imitation as Real

4: Prostitution by the Kings of the Hill

5: Rahab's Decision: I Want to Live

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The Prostitution of a Nation through the eyes of Rahab

Lola Thomas

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Introduction

If you have spent any time in church, you will have heard the story of Rahab.

Rahab is a woman that the Bible depicts as a harlot. In our day, a harlot is called a prostitute. Howbeit, for whatever reason the Bible portrays her as a prostitute, it must have been because she was a prostitute. So the questions that needs to be answered here are the following: What is a prostitute? And why was she called one? Rahab lived in an ancient metropolis named Jericho, the city of the palm (Kombluth and Aronstam 2019) Jericho could have been any of our modern-day cities. Jericho then had everything our cities have today. It had government which was led by a king. Jericho also had systems that govern military, economics, education, religion, health care, and a legal system. Jericho was filled with springs of water, making its location perfect for agriculture. And in the biblical era, agriculture was the basis of the area's wealth. So Jericho was not considered a poor country by no means. Sometimes, we tend to think that the ancient biblical cities were like third-world countries. No Jericho was booming.

Rahab's story can be found in the Bible, the second chapter of the Book of Joshua. Even though Rahab's story is brief, it is packed with instrumental life lessons. I hear you asking, What can a prostitute teach me? But Nathaniel asked the same question referring to Jesus when he said, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? (John 1:46). Rahab's name also showed up in the genealogy of Jesus. Some would have you believe that this is a different Rahab, but it is the same woman. And her name is still being mentioned today. God made her famous. She is known for saving her family from annihilation by the Israeli army. Even though Israel did not become a documented nation until May 14, 1948, God called Israel a nation long before man recognized her as one. Stop to think about that for a moment.

A nation is defined as a body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory (Oxford Languages Online Dictionary). The common descent or ancestry that united this Israelite nation was Abraham. All through scripture, the Israelite leaders spoke of Abraham as being their father. One other thing that set Israel apart was that they believed in the one true God, Jehovah. At the time of Rahab, the entire Israelite nation obeyed the word of the Lord as it came from the mouth of Joshua. Remarkable!

Nevertheless, I presume, Rahab lived her life like most of us today, going about, doing what we feel must be done to make ends meet, or maybe just living life with no specific direction. But wanting to live a decent life without to many hiccups, I suppose she woke up every morning and cooked breakfast and went to work—whatever work was for her. But this book is not about what I supposed or presumed about Rahab. This book is what I have learned about myself, life, the world, and most importantly, about God through the story of Rahab. For years, I have wondered what Rahab saw in Israel that landed her in a position to deny her king, country, lifestyle, and upbringing.

This book came into being because of these very questions. First, after finding out just what Rahab saw in Israel, I wanted to share it with the world. Next, I wanted to show that Rahab was more than what we have been taught a prostitute is. And lastly, to show that we all have been or is yet living the life Rahab lived—that is, being a harlot.

Rahab was a woman of vision, discretion, and steadfast direction. I bet your never heard that in church when speaking of Rahab? Second, Rahab's story has never really been told in the light of kingdom. We have heard it from the many views of religion. This religious view reluctantly gives Rahab a crown with no jewels. In other words, they realized her activity in saving her family, but they never really celebrated her tenacity or what it took to accomplish this great feat of saving her family in the face of total annihilation or even that she is a woman.

Most miss the importance of the story of Rahab because it is taught in the realm of religion. But the story of Rahab is not a religious story; it is a kingdom story. What is the difference? The difference is a mindset change.

I intend in this book to show you the life of Rahab in the lens of kingdom living. Jesus said seek first the kingdom…

1

The History of a Nation Named Rahab

We are makers of history; we are made by history.

—Dr. Martin Luther King

History is defined as the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. The history of a nation named Rahab is remarkably interesting. Rahab, who, in the story, is a Jerichoan woman is not just a woman. Rahab is representative of a nation. A nation is defined in Oxford Online Dictionary as a large body of people united by common decent, history, culture, or language inhabiting a particular country or territory. Rahab's history starts like all other nations' history starts: in sin. Even though Rahab's history started with God, it took a devastating turn for the worse. Let's go to Genesis 1–3 chapters. Scripture states in Genesis 2:26 that God created man in his image and after his likeness. These words define and describe our design, capacity, potential, and value as human beings made to reflect the personhood of our Creator (Munroe 2007, 34).

This would include Rahab. However, in chapter 3 of Genesis, mankind, which was in the loin of Adam, revolted against the government of heaven; and he began to produce children after his fallen nature, which included Rahab. Dr. Myles Munroe said that the fall was a corruption of the nature of man when he committed treason against the known will of God. This revolting caused man's nature to become corrupted. Some say that at the fall of man, man experienced within his being the same revolution that he caused. In other words, it was more than a mere action of eating the fruit. He experienced the waking of an insolent nature.

You see, after the revolt of man from the command of God our Father, the nature of all mankind became corrupted just like the one that deceived them in the garden.

Rahab was born long after man declared independence from God in the garden of Eden. By the time Rahab hit the scene, man was worshipping idols, animals, and other men as gods. Just like they are doing today. But the first law of God was to have no other god before Me (Exodus 20:3). This makes Rahab being born into a system that dishonored her right to live in a godly fashion. Unbeknown to her, she was raised in a system that disobeyed the laws of God, and it was normal for her.

Rahab represents a nation that have been tricked out of their birthright and have forgotten that they had one. A nation who has lived in darkness for so long that most do not recognize that they are living in darkness, and to see truth is to see rebellion of their learned ways. Even today, some are hoping and longing for the day when they can be delivered from the mess of life that they are living in. They are looking for something more in life. Do not get me wrong; it is not death they are looking for but a better way to live, a life where they can live in peace. People are looking for a life where they can live without struggling with drug addictions, sex, food, shopping, and any other deadly or just dissatisfying addictions. A life where they can be deemed valuable while fulfilling a purpose. Rahab represents all nations, not just one nationality or culture. You see, when Satan deceived man in the garden of the presence of God (Eden), all men lost their birthright. God entrusted man with dominion or the task of managing the resources in the garden for him. God gave man two commandments/laws. The first was to have dominion; that is, become who you are created to become and manage every resource given you to bring glory to your Father in heaven. And the second was, do not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. In comes Satan and deceived the woman and they, the man and the woman, rebelled against the known law of God. In the Hebrew language, sin is rebellion against the known law of God. This rebellion resulted in all man since that moment in time, losing his dominion status as well as living and being born into darkness. However, sin is not just something that you do, like drinking, cursing, or smoking; it is deeper than that. Sin is rebellion and/or mutiny against the word of God our Father. Sin is a nature thing, a heart issue. Scripture states for him that knows to do good and don't do it; to him, that is sin (James 4:17).

Darkness is Satan's mode of operation. So the old adage that states, What you don't know can't hurt you is a lie from Satan, for he is the father of lies. Rahab was a pawn in the kingdom of darkness as we are today. The kingdom of darkness has taken illegal control of every system that God has set up for man's dominion benefit. This only leaves man to be pawns in the plans of Satan to destroy God in the mind of man.

As mentioned earlier, Rahab represents a nation. She is not just one person, even though she was. Rahab represents a nation of people who has been forced to work for a living. A nation of people who sacrifices their life, time, relationships, effort, and energy get things. A nation who has been misled by the powers that be into thinking they have their best interest at heart. It may seem that Satan asked Eve an innocent question, but he had an ulterior motive behind