Jericho, Rahab, And The Rope Of Hope
By ONE FOR ISRAEL (Messianic Jews In Israel) We passed the sign that forbade us from entering. We were on a bus to Jericho, which, after the Oslo Accords, has been under Palestinian control. Israelis are not free to go there without special permission. But we had special permission. Situated in the lowest place on earth, next to the Dead Sea, Jericho is famous for walls that came tumbling down, and a certain prostitute called Rahab. Rahab, as you might know, ended up becoming a Very Important Person. You can still see the remains of the city walls today, and evidence of …