Lying

[Bob Wille (Family)]

“To hide hatred is to be a liar;
to slander is to be a fool.”
Proverbs 10:18

Lying is one of the worst of all sins
and can be committed by a thought, word, or deed.
[Ann Graham Lotz]
Naturally, God Speaks

 

[bobinfaith]

Hello Bob;

I have been referencing the study notes in the NIV and I don't always agree with some minor areas, but in Joshua 2:4-5 Rahab lied to her own country men, Jericho, to protect Joshua's spies. The study notes for this passage gives me a good argument by explaining that Rahab was justified for lying;

1. God forgave Rahab for lying because of her faith reference Hebrews 11:31
2. Rahab was deceiving the enemy, a normal and acceptable practice in wartime.
3. Rahab was not a Jew, therefore she could not practice the moral standards in God's Law
4. Rahab broke a lesser principle of telling the truth to uphold a higher principle of protecting God's people.
- Joshua 2:4-5 NIV Study notes

In the New Testament, Rahab was an ancestor of David, in the Genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1 and is in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11:31.

I am interested in knowing other's thoughts.