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Reuben Archer Torrey
• 3 min. read • grade level: 13
Necessary members of the body.
1 Cor. 12:21
21
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. (1 Corinthians 12:21)
.
PARTS OF, MENTIONED;
The palm.
Isa. 49:16
16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. (Isaiah 49:16)
.
Matt. 26:67
67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, (Matthew 26:67)
. The thumb.
Ex. 29:20
20
Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. (Exodus 29:20)
.
Lev. 14:14, 17
14
And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: (Leviticus 14:14)
17
And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: (Leviticus 14:17)
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The fingers.
2 Sam. 21:20
20
And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. (2 Samuel 21:20)
.
Dan. 5:5
5
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. (Daniel 5:5)
.
God strengthens.
Gen. 49:24
24
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) (Genesis 49:24)
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God makes impotent.
Job 5:12
12
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. (Job 5:12)
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OPERATIONS OF, MENTIONED;
Feeling.
Psa. 115:7
7
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. (Psalm 115:7)
. 1 John. 1:1.
Taking.
Gen. 3:22
22
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: (Genesis 3:22)
.
Ex. 4:4
4
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: (Exodus 4:4)
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Holding.
Judg. 7:20
20
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. (Judges 7:20)
.
Rev. 10:2
2
And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, (Revelation 10:2)
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Working.
Prov. 31:19
19
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. (Proverbs 31:19)
.
1 Thess. 4:11
11
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; (1 Thessalonians 4:11)
.
Writing.
Isa. 44:5
5
One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. (Isaiah 44:5)
.
Gal. 6:11
11
Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. (Galatians 6:11)
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Making signs.
Isa. 13:2
2
Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. (Isaiah 13:2)
.
Acts 12:17
17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. (Acts 12:17)
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Striking. Mar. 14:65.
John 19:3
3
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. (John 19:3)
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DISTINGUISHED AS
The right.
Acts 3:7
7
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. (Acts 3:7)
.
The left.
Gen. 14:15
15
And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. (Genesis 14:15)
.
Acts 21:3
3
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. (Acts 21:3)
.
Many alike expert with both.
1 Chron. 12:2
2
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 12:2)
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Many had more command of the left.
Judg. 3:15, 21
15
But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. (Judges 3:15)
21
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: (Judges 3:21)
. (
marg
.)
Judg. 20:16
16
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. (Judges 20:16)
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THE RIGHT HAND,
Place of honor. 1 Kin. 2:19. pet 45:9.
Place of power.
Psa. 110:1
1
<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1)
.
Mar 14:62
62
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. (Mark 14:62)
.
Signet worn on.
Jer. 22:24
24
As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; (Jeremiah 22:24)
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Given in token of friendship,
Gal. 2:9
9
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. (Galatians 2:9)
.
Used in embracing.
2 Sam. 20:19
19
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord? (2 Samuel 20:19)
. SoS. 2:6. SoS. 8:3.
Sworn by.
Isa. 62:8
8
The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast labored: (Isaiah 62:8)
.
The accuser stood at, of the accused.
Psa. 109:6
6
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. (Psalm 109:6)
.
Zech. 3:1
1
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. (Zechariah 3:1)
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Of priests touched with blood of consecration-ram.
Ex. 29:20
20
Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. (Exodus 29:20)
,
Lev. 8:23, 24
23
And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
24
And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. (Leviticus 8:23‑24)
.
Of healed leper touched with blood of his sacrifice.
Lev. 14:14, 17, 25
14
And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: (Leviticus 14:14)
17
And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: (Leviticus 14:17)
25
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: (Leviticus 14:25)
.
Of healed leper touched with oil.
Lev. 14:28
28
And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: (Leviticus 14:28)
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The Jews carried a staff in, when walking.
Ex. 12:11
11
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover. (Exodus 12:11)
. 2 Kin. 4:29.
The Jews eat with.
Matt. 26:23
23
And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. (Matthew 26:23)
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WERE WASHED
Before eating.
Matt. 15:2
2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. (Matthew 15:2)
. Mar. 7:3.
After touching an unclean person.
Lev. 15:11
11
And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. (Leviticus 15:11)
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In token of innocency.
Deut. 21:6, 7
6
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
7
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. (Deuteronomy 21:6‑7)
.
Matt. 27:24
24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. (Matthew 27:24)
.
Custom of domestics pouring water upon, alluded to. 2 Kin. 3:11.
Servants directed by movements of.
Psa. 123:2
2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. (Psalm 123:2)
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Kissed in idolatrous worship.
Job 31:27
27
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: (Job 31:27)
.
Treaties made by joining. 2 Kin. 10:15.
Prov. 11:21
21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. (Proverbs 11:21)
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Suretiship entered into by striking.
Job 17:3
3
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? (Job 17:3)
.
Prov. 6:1
1
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, (Proverbs 6:1)
.
Prov. 17:18
18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. (Proverbs 17:18)
.
Prov. 22:26
26
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. (Proverbs 22:26)
.
WERE LIFTED UP
In prayer.
Psa. 141:2
2
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. (Psalm 141:2)
.
Lam. 3:41
41
Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. (Lamentations 3:41)
.
In praise.
Psa. 134:2
2
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. (Psalm 134:2)
.
In taking an oath.
Gen. 14:22
22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, (Genesis 14:22)
.
Rev. 10:5
5
And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, (Revelation 10:5)
.
In blessing.
Lev. 9:22
22
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. (Leviticus 9:22)
.
Often spread out in prayer.
Psa. 68:31
31
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. (Psalm 68:31)
.
Isa. 1:15
15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isaiah 1:15)
.
Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made.
Gen. 24:2, 3
2
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3
And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: (Genesis 24:2‑3)
.
Gen. 47:29, 31
29
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: (Genesis 47:29)
31
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. (Genesis 47:31)
.
Clapped together in joy. 2 Kin. 11: 12.
Psa. 47:1
1
<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. (Psalm 47:1)
.
Smitten together in extreme anger.
Num. 24:10
10
And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. (Numbers 24:10)
.
Ezek. 21:14
14
Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. (Ezekiel 21:14)
. 17.
Stretched out in derision,
Hos. 7:5
5
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. (Hosea 7:5)
.
Zeph. 2:15
15
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. (Zephaniah 2:15)
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IMPOSITION OF, USED IN
Transferring guilt of sacrifices.
Lev. 1:4
4
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. (Leviticus 1:4)
.
Lev. 3:2
2
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. (Leviticus 3:2)
.
Lev. 16:21, 22
21
And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
22
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. (Leviticus 16:21‑22)
.
Setting apart the Levites.
Num. 8:10
10
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: (Numbers 8:10)
.
Conferring civil power.
Num. 27:18
18
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; (Numbers 27:18)
.
Deut. 34:9
9
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses. (Deuteronomy 34:9)
.
Blessing.
Gen. 48:14
14
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. (Genesis 48:14)
. Mar. 10:16.
Ordaining ministers.
Acts 6:6
6
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. (Acts 6:6)
.
1 Tim. 4:14
14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. (1 Timothy 4:14)
.
Imparting the gifts of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:17
17
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. (Acts 8:17)
.
Acts 19:6
6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. (Acts 19:6)
.
Imposition of, a first principle of the doctrine of Christ.
Heb. 6:1, 2
1
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (Hebrews 6:1‑2)
.
SHOULD BE EMPLOYED
Industriously
Eph. 4:28
28
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (Ephesians 4:28)
.
1 Thess. 4:11
11
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; (1 Thessalonians 4:11)
.
In God’s service.
Neh. 2:18
18
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work. (Nehemiah 2:18)
.
Zec. 8:9, 13
9
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. (Zechariah 8:9)
13
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. (Zechariah 8:13)
.
In acts of benevolence.
Prov. 3:27
27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. (Proverbs 3:27)
.
Prov. 31:20
20
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. (Proverbs 31:20)
.
OF THE WICKED, DESCRIBED AS
Bloody.
Isa. 1:15
15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isaiah 1:15)
.
Isa. 59:3
3
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. (Isaiah 59:3)
.
Violent.
Psa. 58:2
2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. (Psalm 58:2)
.
Isa. 59:6
6
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. (Isaiah 59:6)
.
Mischievous.
Psa. 26:10
10
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. (Psalm 26:10)
.7:3,
Slothful.
Prov. 6:10
10
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: (Proverbs 6:10)
.
Prov. 21:25
25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor. (Proverbs 21:25)
.
Ensnaring to themselves.
Psa. 9:16
16
The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. (Psalm 9:16)
.
The wicked recompensed for the work of.
Psa. 28:4
4
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. (Psalm 28:4)
.
Prov. 12:14
14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. (Proverbs 12:14)
.
Isa. 3:11
11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. (Isaiah 3:11)
.
Saints blessed in the work of.
Deut. 2:7
7
For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. (Deuteronomy 2:7)
.
Deut. 30:9
9
And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers: (Deuteronomy 30:9)
.
Job 1:10
10
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. (Job 1:10)
.
Psa. 90:17
17
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. (Psalm 90:17)
.
CRIMINALS OFTEN
Bound by.
Matt. 22:13
13
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 22:13)
.
Deprived of.
Deut. 25:12
12
Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her. (Deuteronomy 25:12)
.
2 Sam. 4:12
12
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. (2 Samuel 4:12)
.
Mutilated in.
Judg. 1:6, 7
6
But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7
And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. (Judges 1:6‑7)
.
Hung by.
Lam. 5:12
12
Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honored. (Lamentations 5:12)
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ILLUSTRATIVE
Of power. 1 Kin. 18:46. 2 Kin. 13:5.
(Lifted up against another,) of rebellion.
2 Sam. 20:21
21
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. (2 Samuel 20:21)
.
(Opened,) of liberality.
Deut. 15:8
8
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. (Deuteronomy 15:8)
.
Psa. 104:28
28
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. (Psalm 104:28)
.
(Shut,) of illiberality.
Deut. 15:7
7
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: (Deuteronomy 15:7)
.
RIGHT HAND, ILLUSTRATIVE
Of strength and power. Ex. 15. 6.
Psa. 17:7
7
Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. (Psalm 17:7)
.
(Holding by,) of support. Psa. 73. 23.
Isa. 41:13
13
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. (Isaiah 41:13)
.
(Standing at,) of protection.
Psa. 16:8
8
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (Psalm 16:8)
.
Psa. 109:31
31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. (Psalm 109:31)
.
Psa. 110:5
5
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. (Psalm 110:5)
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(Full of bribes,) of corruption.
Psa. 26:10
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In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. (Psalm 26:10)
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(Full of falsehood,) of deceitfulness.
Psa. 144:8, 11
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Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. (Psalm 144:8)
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Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: (Psalm 144:11)
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Isa. 44:20
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He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? (Isaiah 44:20)
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(Withdrawn,) of support withheld.
Psa. 74:11
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Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. (Psalm 74:11)
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(Cutting off,) of extreme self-denial.
Matt. 5:30
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And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (Matthew 5:30)
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