Joshua 6:22

But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

Cross-references

Joshua 6:17 Parallel

Joshua 6:17 gives the earlier command to spare Rahab, which verse 22 then executes.

Joshua 2:12–14 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 2:12-14 contains Rahab's request and the spies' oath to spare her, directly fulfilled in 6:22.

Joshua 2:17–20 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 2:17-20 details the scarlet cord sign and conditions for rescue, carried out in 6:22.

Joshua 9:18-20 describes keeping the oath to Gibeonites despite deception, mirroring the spies' faithfulness to their oath to Rahab.

Joshua 9:15 Parallel

Joshua 9:15 shows another covenant with non-Israelites (Gibeonites), paralleling the oath to Rahab. Both emphasize binding agreements.

Psalm 15:4 Parallel

Psalm 15:4 describes the righteous who keep an oath even to their own hurt, exactly modeling the spies' commitment to Rahab.

Hebrews 11:31 explicitly cites Rahab's faith in receiving the spies, confirming the event's significance in the hall of faith.

In Genesis 19:12, angels command Lot to bring out his family before Sodom's destruction — a parallel rescue of the righteous.

Judges 1:25 Parallel

In Judges 1:25, a man shows spies the city entrance and is spared — the same pattern of saving a collaborator in conquest.

James 2:25 Citation

In James 2:25, Rahab is cited as justified by works for receiving the spies — a direct theological reflection on this event.

Matthew 1:5 Citation

In Matthew 1:5, Rahab appears in Jesus' genealogy — linking her rescue to messianic lineage.

2 Samuel 21:2 reveals Saul broke the Gibeonite oath, contrasting with the faithful oath-keeping to Rahab here.

2 Samuel 21:7 shows David keeping an oath to Jonathan, paralleling the spies' loyalty to their oath to Rahab.

Ezekiel 9:6 Parallel

In Ezekiel 9:6, those marked with a sign are spared — similar to Rahab's scarlet cord as a mark of deliverance.

Ezekiel 17:16 condemns breaking an oath, contrasting with the faithfulness shown to Rahab here.

Ezekiel 17:18 repeats the consequence of despising an oath, contrasting with the spies' fidelity to their promise.