God chose five women to play key roles in the lineage of Jesus and they are introduced in the Lineage of Grace Series by Francine Rivers. Unashamed, the second book, acquaints us with Rahab, the prostitute who hid the Hebrews spies in Jericho and tied a scarlet thread in her window when Jericho was destroyed by God. She was scorned and abused by those around her. Yet her faith in the God of the Israelites saved the spies, her life, and the lives of her family. God not only spared her, he gave her an honored position as the wife of one of the spies, mother of an ancestor of King David, and ultimately, a place in the lineage of Jesus. God doesn't ask us to change before he uses us rather, he changes us as he uses us for his glory and our good! You may read more about Rahab in Joshua 2 and 6, and in Matthew 1. Abridged. Read by Anita Lustrea. 2 CDs. 3 hours.
