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Joshua 2:10
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rahab addresses two Israelite spies in Jericho, recounting the reports that have reached the city about Israel’s God and military campaigns. She speaks at the moment of imminent conquest, attempting to secure protection by acknowledging the divine authority behind Israel’s advance.
The words — The Hebrew verb הוֹבִישׁ (ho.Vish) literally means “he dried up,” directly describing Yahweh’s action over the waters. The conjunction כִּ֣י (ki) functions as “for,” grounding the speaker’s claim in the reported historical acts.
The thread — The verse references the Red Sea crossing (Exodus 14:21) and the defeat of Sihon and Og (Numbers 21:21), aligning with the pattern of nations hearing of God’s deeds and trembling (Exodus 15:14).
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to identify divine action as the primary cause of historical outcomes, not human military strategy. It asks the reader to evaluate fear and faith as direct responses to perceived divine intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
- Exodus 15:14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
- Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
- Deuteronomy 2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
- Joshua 4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”