Hands, the · Torrey

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

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