Joshua 2:18

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: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

Cross-reference

Joshua 2:13 Parallel

In Joshua 2:13, Rahab requests safety for her family; the spies then give the scarlet cord as the condition for that protection.

Joshua 2:21 Parallel

In Joshua 2:21, Rahab ties the scarlet cord as instructed, directly responding to the spies' command.

Joshua 2:12 Parallel

Joshua 2:12 contains Rahab's request for her family's safety—verse 18 directly answers that plea with the scarlet cord instruction; the prior verse sets up the entire sign.

Joshua 6:23 Parallel

In Joshua 6:23, the spies rescue Rahab and her family, fulfilling the promise associated with the scarlet cord.

Genesis 7:1 Typology

In Genesis 7:1, Noah's family enters the ark for salvation from the flood—like Rahab's household saved by the scarlet cord—a household delivered through a sign of faith.

In Genesis 19:12-17, Lot and his family are rescued from Sodom's destruction—same pattern of a righteous household spared through a warning and a sign.

Luke 19:9 Parallel

In Luke 19:9, Jesus declares salvation has come to Zacchaeus's house—matching Rahab's household being saved, both sinners receiving grace and becoming part of God's people.

Acts 11:14 Parallel

Acts 11:14 says Cornelius's household would be saved through Peter's words—direct parallel: a Gentile household saved by a sign/message, just as Rahab's was saved by the scarlet cord.

Ezekiel 9:6 Typology

In Ezekiel 9:6, a mark on the forehead spares the righteous from judgment, paralleling the scarlet cord as a sign of deliverance from destruction.

In 2 Corinthians 11:33, Paul's escape through a window in a basket mirrors the spies' escape through Rahab's window, both deliverances from danger.