Thematic Bible: Hand


Thematic Bible



But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord. It is a sin offering.

“Take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head.

Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ wrongdoings and rebellious acts—all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.

He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

He must lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord and it is to be slaughtered before the Lord.

“You are to bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the bull’s head.

“You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the ram’s head.

He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.


We made a treaty with Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.

One without sense enters an agreement
and puts up security for his friend.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor
or entered into an agreement with a stranger,

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!”

They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt;


And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in other languages and to prophesy.

They brought to Him a deaf man who also had a speech difficulty, and begged Jesus to lay His hand on him.

they will pick up snakes; if they should drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”

So He was not able to do any miracles there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.

God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,


The Lord has sworn with His right hand
and His strong arm:
I will no longer give your grain
to your enemies for food,
and foreigners will not drink your new wine
you have labored for.

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

So He raised His hand against them with an oath
that He would make them fall in the desert


If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell—the unquenchable fire,

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell!


The Lord replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole community, and commission him in their sight. Confer some of your authority on him so that the entire Israelite community will obey [him]. read more.
He will stand before Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim. He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command." Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire community, laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the Lord had spoken through Moses.

Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.


When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, “Is your heart one with mine?”

“It is,” Jehonadab replied.

Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.”

So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.

Make arrangements! Put up security for me.
Who else will be my sponsor?


Then children were brought to Him so He might put His hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them.



All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the young cow whose neck has been broken.

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”


Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. He came down after sacrificing the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering.

Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands He blessed them.


“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat!”

They observed that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unclean-that is, unwashed-hands. (For the Pharisees, in fact all the Jews, will not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, keeping the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.) read more.
Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why don't Your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, instead of eating bread with ritually unclean hands?"





He stretched out His hand over the sea;
He made kingdoms tremble.
The Lord has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.



Kings’ daughters are among your honored women;
the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir,
stands at your right hand.

Let Your hand be with the man at Your right hand,
with the son of man
You have made strong for Yourself.


Then present the Levites before the Lord, and have the Israelites lay their hands on them. Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a presentation offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the Lord's work.


The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.


So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israel’s territory again. The Lord’s hand was against the Philistines all of Samuel’s life.






This is so that all the people of the earth may know that the Lord’s hand is mighty, and so that you may always fear the Lord your God.”


The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s power limited? You will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.”


Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,
and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.


“Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him.


The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, terrorizing and afflicting the people of Ashdod and its territory with tumors.


teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.


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