noun
grasping appendage at the end of the forelimb of human beings that exhibits great mobility and flexibility. It is made up of the wrist joint, carpal bones, metacarpal bones, and phalanges. "he was leading her by the hand"
a person's workmanship, especially in artistic work. "this should be a clue in attributing other work to his hand"
verb
pick (something) up and give it to (someone). "he handed each man a glass"
hold the hand of (someone) in order to help them move in the specified direction. "he handed him into a carriage"
Life Questions:
Our hands are arguably one of the greatest gifts that we have been given as human beings. What we do and can do with our hands is remarkable. They can be used for good or for malice with great strength, tenderness, dexterity, aggression or care. Consider what and how you use or misuse your hands each day.
In scripture there are more than 1000 verses where hands are mentioned and symbolized. Soak in some of these significant verses as you consider your hand in the hands of the man who calms the water.
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.
This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.