The Lord your God, He is God

And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. – Joshua 2v11

It is interesting to note that among the people James uses to explain the relation of faith and works we find a Gentile prostitute in the city of Jericho.

You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

The only other example was Abraham, so this must be a major incident in the Old Testament.

Rahab expressed her faith in the Lord with her words, The Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.’ But anybody can say words, without some evidence to back up her expression of faith it would be meaningless, or dead as James puts it.

Rahab proved her faith when she hid God’s spies from the enemy. She put herself in danger by doing so, but her faith was strong enough that it conquered her fear.

Rahab said that the Lord was God. He works proved her faith. True faith that does not produce works is not faith.