New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Hands, The

• Necessary members of the body 1 Cor. 12:21
• Parts of, mentioned
  • The palm Isa. 49:16; Mt. 26:67
  • The thumb Ex. 29:20; Lev. 14:14, 17
  • The fingers 2 Sam. 21:20; Dan. 5:5
• God strengthens Gen. 49:24
• God makes impotent Job 5:12
• Operations of, mentioned
  • Feeling Ps. 115:7; 1 Jn. 1:1
  • Taking Gen. 3:22; Ex. 4:4
  • Holding Judg. 7:20; Rev. 10:2
  • Working Pr. 31:19; 1 Th. 4:11
  • Writing Isa. 44:5; Gal. 6:11
  • Making signs Isa. 13:2; Acts 12:17
  • Striking Mk. 14:65; Jn. 19:3
• Distinguished as
  • The right Acts 3:7
  • The left Gen. 14:15; Acts 21:3
• Many alike expert with both 1 Chr. 12:2
• Many had more command of the left Judg. 3:15, 21, 20:16
• The right hand
  • Place of honor 1 Ki. 2:19; Ps. 45:9
  • Place of power Ps. 110:1; Mk. 14:62
  • Signet worn on Jer. 22:24
  • Given in token of friendship Gal. 2:9
  • Used in embracing 2 Sam. 20:9; Song 2:6, 8:3
  • Sworn by Isa. 62:8
  • The accuser stood at, of the accused Ps. 109:6; Zech. 3:1
  • Of priests touched with blood of consecration-ram Ex. 29:20; Lev. 8:23, 24
  • Of healed leper touched with blood of his sacrifice Lev. 14:14, 17, 25
  • Of healed leper touched with oil Lev. 14:28
• The Jews carried a staff in, when walking Ex. 12:11; 2 Ki. 4:29
• The Jews eat with Mt. 26:23
• Were washed
  • Before eating Mt. 15:2; Mk. 7:3
  • After touching an unclean person Lev. 15:11
  • In token of innocency Dt. 21:6, 7; Mt. 27:24
• Custom of domestics pouring water upon, alluded to 2 Ki. 3:11
• Servants directed by movements of Ps. 123:2
• Kissed in idolatrous worship Job 31:27
• Treaties made by joining 2 Ki. 10:15; Pr. 11:21
• Suretyship entered into by striking Job 17:3; Pr. 6:1, 17:18, 22:26
• Were lifted up
  • In prayer Ps. 141:2; Lam. 3:41
  • In praise Ps. 134:2
  • In taking an oath Gen. 14:22; Rev. 10:5
  • In blessing Lev. 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 Gen. 24:2, 3, 47:29, 31
• Clapped together in joy 2 Ki. 11:12; Ps. 47:1
• Smitten together in extreme anger Num. 24:10; Ezek. 21:14, 17
• Stretched out in derision Hos. 7:5; Zeph. 2:15
• Imposition of, used in
  • Transferring guilt of sacrifices Lev. 1:4, 3:2, 16:21, 22
  • Setting apart the Levites Num. 8:10
  • Conferring civil power Num. 27:18; Dt. 34:9
  • Blessing Gen. 48:14; Mk. 10:16
  • Ordaining ministers Acts 6:6; 1 Tim. 4:14
  • Imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit Acts 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; 1 Th. 4:11
  • In God's service Neh. 2:18; Zech. 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 Dt. 2:7, 30:9; Job 1:10; Ps. 90:17
• Criminals often
  • Bound by Mt. 22:13
  • Deprived of Dt. 25:12; 2 Sam. 4:12
  • Mutilated in Judg. 1:6, 7
  • Hung by Lam. 5:12
• Illustrative
  • Of power 1 Ki. 18:46; 2 Ki. 13:5
  • (Lifted up against another,) of rebellion 2 Sam. 20:21
  • (Opened,) of liberality Dt. 15:8; Ps. 104:28
  • (Shut,) of illiberality Dt. 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