We know that this woman lied.

Now, how is it possible that somebody who is apparently so bankrupt morally

that she was involved in the practice of prostitution,

that she was involved in civil disobedience?

She was a traitor to her own country,

and she was a liar of the highest magnitude in these circumstances.

How can a person like that be deemed an archetypal representative

of a godly woman?

Hebrews 11, often called the whole of faith,

features many great saints of old, like Noah, Abraham, and Moses,

but it also includes a prostitute who told lies.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thank you for joining us today

for renewing your mind.

All week, Ersi's brawl has been helping us understand

some of the hard sayings of the Bible,

versus that are either difficult to understand or difficult to accept.

And today, we come to the story of Rayhab,

which raises the question,

is it ever okay to lie?

So here's Dr. Sproul as we wrestle with this ethical dilemma.

We continue now with our study of some of the hard sayings of the Bible.

And today, I want to turn our attention to the book of Joshua,

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