And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
When we heard about all these things, our hearts melted with fear, and no one had any courage left because of you. The LORD your God is the true God who rules in heaven above and on earth below.
The woman is saying that everyone in her city became terrified when they heard about God's power, and she recognizes that the LORD is the one true God over everything.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Joshua, Israelite spies were sent to Jericho to scout the land before the Israelites' conquest of Canaan, as God had promised this territory to His people. Rahab, a resident of Jericho and a prostitute by trade, hid the spies and confessed that the inhabitants of the city had heard about God's miraculous acts, such as parting the Red Sea and defeating enemy kings, which filled them with terror. This led her to declare that the Lord, the God of the Israelites, is the supreme God over heaven and earth.
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