Josué 2:12

12 Por lo tanto, les pido ahora mismo que juren en el nombre del SEÑOR que serán bondadosos con mi familia, como yo lo he sido con ustedes. Quiero que me den como garantía una señal

Josué 2:12 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 2:12

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord
Which being a religious action, and done by men that feared the Lord, she knew it would be binding upon them: the Targum is,

``swear to me by the Word of the Lord:''

since I have showed you kindness;
by receiving them with peace into her house, and hiding them when inquired for and demanded of her; in doing which she risked her own, life, had this treachery to her country, as it would have been deemed, been discovered;

that you will also show kindness unto my father's house;
she mentions not herself and household, for if this was granted that would be implied and included; and this she presses for by the law of retaliation and friendship, for since she had shown kindness to them, it was but reasonable it should be returned:

and give me a true token;
that she and her father's house would be saved by them when the city should be taken and the inhabitants destroyed; a token that would not deceive her, on which she might depend, and would be firm and sure.

Josué 2:12 In-Context

10 Tenemos noticias de cómo el SEÑOR secó las aguas del Mar Rojo para que ustedes pasaran, después de haber salido de Egipto. También hemos oído cómo destruyeron completamente a los reyes amorreos, Sijón y Og, al este del Jordán.

11 Por eso estamos todos tan amedrentados y descorazonados frente a ustedes. Yo sé que el SEÑOR y Dios es Dios de dioses tanto en el cielo como en la tierra.

12 Por lo tanto, les pido ahora mismo que juren en el nombre del SEÑOR que serán bondadosos con mi familia, como yo lo he sido con ustedes. Quiero que me den como garantía una señal

13 de que perdonarán la vida de mis padres, de mis hermanos y de todos los que viven con ellos. ¡Juren que nos salvarán de la muerte!

14 —¡Juramos por nuestra vida que la de ustedes no correrá peligro! —contestaron ellos—. Si no nos delatas, seremos bondadosos contigo y cumpliremos nuestra promesa cuando el SEÑOR nos entregue este país.