“And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”
So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords; and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut — the pursuit follows the false trail toward the Jordan, while the actual spies remain hidden on Rahab's roof. The closing of the gate symbolizes the sealing of Jericho against escape and, ironically, the entrapment of Jericho's own inhabitants. This verse shows how Rahab's quick thinking redirects her city's military response.
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