Joshua 2:6
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
Original Language Analysis
וְהִ֖יא
H1931
וְהִ֖יא
Strong's:
H1931
Word #:
1 of 10
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
הֶֽעֱלָ֣תַם
But she had brought them up
H5927
הֶֽעֱלָ֣תַם
But she had brought them up
Strong's:
H5927
Word #:
2 of 10
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
הָעֵ֔ץ
them with the stalks
H6086
הָעֵ֔ץ
them with the stalks
Strong's:
H6086
Word #:
6 of 10
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
הָֽעֲרֻכ֥וֹת
which she had laid in order
H6186
הָֽעֲרֻכ֥וֹת
which she had laid in order
Strong's:
H6186
Word #:
7 of 10
to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
Cross References
Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.James 2:25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?Colossians 3:3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.2 Samuel 17:19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.Jeremiah 36:26But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.Exodus 2:2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.Matthew 24:17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:Deuteronomy 22:8When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.Joshua 2:8And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;1 Kings 18:4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
Historical Context
This verse appears in the Jordan crossing narrative, one of Joshua's most significant events demonstrating God's power and faithfulness in bringing Israel into the Promised Land.
Questions for Reflection
- How does this passage demonstrate God's faithfulness to His covenant promises?
- What application does this truth have for your walk with Christ today?
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Analysis & Commentary
Hiding the spies under flax stalks on her roof shows provision of safe refuge. Rahab risked everything to protect God's servants, demonstrating faith through works.