“Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?”
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? — the example of Rahab from Joshua 2-6 demonstrates that righteousness through works extends beyond the covenantal patriarch to include a pagan woman and a person of questionable moral background. Her dikaioō (justification) came through the concrete action (erga) of hospitality and protection. The lowliness of her status (prostitute, stranger, woman) makes her inclusion even more striking, showing that righteous action, not pedigree, determines one's standing.
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