Necessary members of the body
1 Corinthians 12:21
PARTS OF, MENTIONED
- The palm
  Isaiah 49:16; Matthew 26:67
- The thumb
  Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 14:14,17
- The fingers
  2 Samuel 21:20; Daniel 5:5
God strengthens
Genesis 49:24
God makes impotent
Job 5:12
OPERATIONS OF, MENTIONED
- Feeling
  Psalm 115:7; 1 John 1:1
- Taking
  Genesis 3:22; Exodus 4:4
- Holding
  Judges 7:20; Revelation 10:2
- Working
  Proverbs 31:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- Writing
  Isaiah 44:5; Galatians 6:11
- Making signs
  Isaiah 13:2; Acts 12:17
- Striking
  Mark 14:65; John 19:3
DISTINGUISHED AS
- The right
  Acts 3:7
- The left
  Genesis 14:15; Acts 21:3
Many alike expert with both
1 Chronicles 12:2
Many had more command of the left
Judges 3:15,21; 20:16
THE RIGHT HAND
- Place of honour
  1 Kings 2:19; Psalm 45:9
- Place of power
  Psalm 110:1; Mark 14:62
- Signet worn on
  Jeremiah 22:24
- Given in token of friendship
  Galatians 2:9
- Used in embracing
  2 Samuel 20:9; Song of Solomon 2:6; 8:3
- Sworn by
  Isaiah 62:8
- The accuser stood at, of the accused
  Psalm 109:6; Zechariah 3:1
- Of priests touched with blood of consecration-ram
  Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 8:23,24
- Of healed leper touched with blood of his sacrifice
  Leviticus 14:14,17,25
- Of healed leper touched with oil
  Leviticus 14:28
The Jews carried a staff in, when walking
Exodus 12:11; 2 Kings 4:29
The Jews eat with
Matthew 26:23
WERE WASHED
- Before eating
  Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3
- After touching an unclean person
  Leviticus 15:11
- In token of innocency
  Deuteronomy 21:6,7; Matthew 27:24
Custom of domestics pouring water upon, alluded to
2 Kings 3:11
Servants directed by movements of
Psalm 123:2
Kissed in idolatrous worship
Job 31:27
Treaties made by joining
2 Kings 10:15; Proverbs 11:21
Suretiship entered into by striking
Job 17:3; Proverbs 6:1; 17:18; 22:26
WERE LIFTED UP
- In prayer
  Psalm 141:2; Lamentations 3:41
- In praise
  Psalm 134:2
- In taking an oath
  Genesis 14:22; Revelation 10:5
- In blessing
  Leviticus 9:22
Often spread out in prayer
Psalm 68:31; Isaiah 1:15
Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made
Genesis 24:2,3; 47:29,31
Clapped together in joy
2 Kings 11:12; Psalm 47:1
Smitten together in extreme anger
Numbers 24:10; Ezekiel 21:14,17
Stretched out in derision
Hosea 7:5; Zephaniah 2:15
IMPOSITION OF, USED IN
- Transferring guilt of sacrifices
  Leviticus 1:4; 3:2; 16:21,22
- Setting apart the Levites
  Numbers 8:10
- Conferring civil power
  Numbers 27:18; Deuteronomy 34:9
- Blessing
  Genesis 48:14; Mark 10:16
- Ordaining ministers
  Acts 6:6; 1 Timothy 4:14
- Imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit
  Acts 8:17; 19:6
Imposition of, a first principle of the doctrine of Christ
Hebrews 6:1,2
SHOULD BE EMPLOYED
- Industriously
  Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- In God's service
  Nehemiah 2:18; Zechariah 8:9,13
- In acts of benevolence
  Proverbs 3:27; 31:20
OF THE WICKED, DESCRIBED AS
- Bloody
  Isaiah 1:15; 59:3
- Violent
  Psalm 58:2; Isaiah 59:6
- Mischievous
  Psalm 26:10; Micah 7:3
- Slothful
  Proverbs 6:10; 21:25
- Ensnaring to themselves
  Psalm 9:16
The wicked recompensed for the work of
Psalm 28:4; Proverbs 12:14; Isaiah 3:11
Saints blessed in the work of
Deuteronomy 2:7; 30:9; Job 1:10; Psalm 90:17
CRIMINALS OFTEN
- Bound by
  Matthew 22:13
- Deprived of
  Deuteronomy 25:12; 2 Samuel 4:12
- Mutilated in
  Judges 1:6,7
- Hung by
  Lamentations 5:12
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of power
  1 Kings 18:46; 2 Kings 13:5
- (Lifted up against another,) of rebellion
  2 Samuel 20:21
- (Opened,) of liberality
  Deuteronomy 15:8; Psalm 104:28
- (Shut,) of illiberality
  Deuteronomy 15:7
RIGHT HAND, ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of strength and power
  Exodus 15:6; Psalm 17:7
- (Holding by,) of support
  Psalm 73:23; Isaiah 41:13
- (Standing at,) of protection
  Psalm 16:8; 109:31; 110:5
- (Full of bribes,) of corruption
  Psalm 26:10
- (Full of falsehood,) of deceitfulness
  Psalm 144:8,11; Isaiah 44:20
- (Withdrawn,) of support withheld
  Psalm 74:11
(Cutting off,) of extreme self-denial
Matthew 5:30

Bibliography Information
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Hands, the'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ttt/h/hands-the.html. 1897.

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