Rahab Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on rahab bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Joshua 2:1 (KJV)
In which city did Rahab live?
Answer: Jericho
Study note. And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Lesson 2 · Joshua 2:1 (KJV)
What was Rahab's profession before she believed?
Answer: A harlot
Study note. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Lesson 3 · Joshua 2:6 (KJV)
What did Rahab hide on her roof?
Answer: The spies of Israel
Study note. But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax.
Lesson 4 · Joshua 2:18 (KJV)
What sign did Rahab hang from her window for protection?
Answer: A scarlet thread / cord
Study note. Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by.
Lesson 5 · Joshua 2:11 (KJV)
What did Rahab confess about the LORD God of Israel?
Answer: The LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath
Study note. For the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Lesson 6 · Joshua 6:25 (KJV)
Who was spared when Jericho fell?
Answer: Rahab and her father's household, and all that she had
Study note. And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day.
Lesson 7 · Hebrews 11:31 (KJV)
In which New Testament chapter is Rahab praised for her faith?
Answer: Both Hebrews 11 and James 2
Study note. By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. (Hebrews 11:31) …Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? (James 2:25)
Lesson 8 · Matthew 1:5 (KJV)
Rahab became the mother of whom in the genealogy of Christ?
Answer: Boaz
Study note. And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse.
Lesson 9 · Joshua 2:12 (KJV)
What did Rahab ask the spies to show her?
Answer: Kindness to her father's house, and save alive my father, my mother, my brethren, and my sisters
Study note. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token.
Lesson 10 · Joshua 2 (KJV)
What does Rahab's story demonstrate?
Answer: God's grace can save anyone who believes
Study note. Rahab, a Gentile and a harlot, was saved by faith and became an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does rahab bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?