In the book “Joshua, Judges, Ruth” explains about the how the scholar tell the story of Joshua 2:1-24.The chapter begins by explaining how military history illustrates the importance of spies for gathering intelligence prior to battles, and army doctrine states that victory requires through reconnaissance (Harris 27). It is explained that reconnaissance is military observation of regions to locate and gain information from the enemy. The bible provides an importance of spies for warfare. During skillful reconnaissance, it provides a great opportunities for surprise in warfare and ensured victory. However, it explains that the support of the Lord, not reconnaissance, enabled the people to possess the land of Canaan. In the book “Joshua: A New…show more content… It explains that details about the rope strengthen the art of the narrative should not be considered theological points. Early church fathers used typology to associate the red cord with the red blood of Jesus (Harris 29). Addition, they were taught that the cord saved the lives of Rahab and her family and so does the blood of Christ. However, the original passage in Joshua did not place any particular prominence on the color of the cord. The passage just explains that red would be visible at a great distance. Even New Testament allusions to Rahab did not associate the color of the cord with the color of Jesus’ blood (Harris 29). In the book, it explains that despite the similarity of the two types, modern interpreters need to use typology sparingly and carefully. It is enough to realize that God saved the lives of Rahab and her family through the red cord tied to the window(Harris 29). Also in the book “Spies Sent to Jericho; Canaan Dismayed at the Power of Israel's God” the scholars explain some of the church fathers considered the red cord that Rahab used as a sign whereby she and her family would be spared from death to be a symbol of the blood of Christ (Woudstra 75). Rahab herself was considered a symbol of the church, since she by her faith and kindness secured the safety of her