Dictionary entry

Hands, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Necessary members of the body 1Co 12:21

PARTS OF, MENTIONED

The palm Isa 49:16; Mt 26:67

The thumb Ex 29:20; Le 14:14,17

The fingers 2Sa 21:20; Da 5:5

God strengthens Ge 49:24

God makes impotent Job 5:12

OPERATIONS OF, MENTIONED

Feeling Ps 115:7; 1Jo 1:1

Taking Ge 3:22; Ex 4:4

Holding Jud 7:20; Re 10:2

Working Pr 31:19; 1Th 4:11

Writing Isa 44:5; Ga 6:11

Making signs Isa 13:2; Ac 12:17

Striking Mr 14:65; Joh 19:3

DISTINGUISHED AS

The right Ac 3:7

The left Ge 14:15; Ac 21:3

Many alike expert with both 1Ch 12:2

Many had more command of the left Jud 3:15,21; 20:16

THE RIGHT HAND

Place of honour 1Ki 2:19; Ps 45:9

Place of power Ps 110:1; Mr 14:62

Signet worn on Jer 22:24

Given in token of friendship Ga 2:9

Used in embracing 2Sa 20:9; So 2:6; 8:3

Sworn by Isa 62:8

The accuser stood at, of the accused Ps 109:6; Zec 3:1

Of priests touched with blood of consecration-ram Ex 29:20; Le 8:23,24

Of healed leper touched with blood of his sacrifice Le 14:14,17,25

Of healed leper touched with oil Le 14:28

The Jews carried a staff in, when walking Ex 12:11; 2Ki 4:29

The Jews eat with Mt 26:23

WERE WASHED

Before eating Mt 15:2; Mr 7:3

After touching an unclean person Le 15:11

In token of innocency De 21:6,7; Mt 27:24

Custom of domestics pouring water upon, alluded to 2Ki 3:11

Servants directed by movements of Ps 123:2

Kissed in idolatrous worship Job 31:27

Treaties made by joining 2Ki 10:15; Pr 11:21

Suretiship entered into by striking Job 17:3; Pr 6:1; 17:18; 22:26

WERE LIFTED UP

In prayer Ps 141:2; La 3:41

In praise Ps 134:2

In taking an oath Ge 14:22; Re 10:5

In blessing Le 9:22

Often spread out in prayer Ps 68:31; Isa 1:15

Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made Ge 24:2,3; 47:29,31

Clapped together in joy 2Ki 11:12; Ps 47:1

Smitten together in extreme anger Nu 24:10; Eze 21:14,17

Stretched out in derision Ho 7:5; Zep 2:15

IMPOSITION OF, USED IN

Transferring guilt of sacrifices Le 1:4; 3:2; 16:21,22

Setting apart the Levites Nu 8:10

Conferring civil power Nu 27:18; De 34:9

Blessing Ge 48:14; Mr 10:16

Ordaining ministers Ac 6:6; 1Ti 4:14

Imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit Ac 8:17; 19:6

Imposition of, a first principle of the doctrine of Christ Heb 6:1,2

SHOULD BE EMPLOYED

Industriously Eph 4:28; 1Th 4:11

In God's service Ne 2:18; Zec 8:9,13

In acts of benevolence Pr 3:27; 31:20

OF THE WICKED, DESCRIBED AS

Bloody Isa 1:15; 59:3

Violent Ps 58:2; Isa 59:6

Mischievous Ps 26:10; Mic 7:3

Slothful Pr 6:10; 21:25

Ensnaring to themselves Ps 9:16

The wicked recompensed for the work of Ps 28:4; Pr 12:14; Isa 3:11

Saints blessed in the work of De 2:7; 30:9; Job 1:10; Ps 90:17

CRIMINALS OFTEN

Bound by Mt 22:13

Deprived of De 25:12; 2Sa 4:12

Mutilated in Jud 1:6,7

Hung by La 5:12

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of power 1Ki 18:46; 2Ki 13:5

(Lifted up against another,) of rebellion 2Sa 20:21

(Opened,) of liberality De 15:8; Ps 104:28

(Shut,) of illiberality De 15:7

RIGHT HAND, ILLUSTRATIVE

Of strength and power Ex 15:6; Ps 17:7

(Holding by,) of support Ps 73:23; Isa 41:13

(Standing at,) of protection Ps 16:8; 109:31; 110:5

(Full of bribes,) of corruption Ps 26:10

(Full of falsehood,) of deceitfulness Ps 144:8,11; Isa 44:20

(Withdrawn,) of support withheld Ps 74:11

(Cutting off,) of extreme self-denial Mt 5:30