HANDS, THE

- 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