Joshua 6:23

“And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, etc.] Not only went into the city, but into Rahab’s house, which they knew again by the scarlet thread hung out at the window of it. But here a difficulty occurs, how they could be said to go into her house, when it was built on the town wall, (<060215>Joshua 2:15); and that was now fallen down flat. Abarbinel thinks that when the spies went round the city, they saw the scarlet thread in the window of her house, and set their eyes on the house, or wistly observed it; and marked it in such manner, that after the fall of the wall they went to the place of her house, and brought her out, though her house was broken down, and no…”

“they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel--a temporary exclusion, in order that they might be cleansed from the defilement of their native idolatries and gradually trained for admission into the society of God's people.”

“The part of the wall adjoining Rahab’s house had not fallen along with the rest. Rahab and “all that she had,” i. e., the persons belonging to her household, were brought out and “left without the camp of Israel.” These words literally “made to rest outside the camp of Israel” - indicate that being still in their paganism, they were separated from the camp of the Lord. This was only for a time. They desired, and eventually obtained, admission to the covenant of the chosen people of God Joshua 6:25. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Without the camp of Israel - 'Till they were cleansed from the impurities of their Gentile state, and instructed in the Jewish religion, and solemnly admitted into that church, for which Rahab's good counsel and example had doubtless prepared them. Joshua 6:25”

“out Rahab: Jos 2:18; Gen 12:2, Gen 18:24, Gen 19:29; Act 27:24; Heb 11:7 kindred: Heb. families left them: Num 5:2, Num 5:3, Num 31:19; Act 10:28; Co1 5:12; Eph 2:12 Joshua 6:24”