In chapters 9-12 Clement urges his readers towards obedience by quoting Old Testament examples. Although Abraham and Enoch are quite standard fare in being presented as examples, Lot [who despite Clement's strictures is not the most convincing example of godliness] and Rahab are more surprising examples. Both, however, seem to have been chosen because they exemplified the virtue of hospitality which Clement seems to be particularly concerned with.
An interesting hermeneutical feature is the way in which Clement interprets the scarlet thread in the Rahab story in a Christological way affirming that "it manifest that redemption should flow through the blood of the Lord to all them that believe and hope in God." (12:53)
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