This symbolism is carried into the New Testament, when Jesus and the apostles heal and deliver through the touch of the hand ( Matt 8:3 Acts 3:7 ). More specifically, the thumb of the right hand receives the sacrificial blood or the oil when the whole person is ritually cleansed ( Lev 8:23 14:14-28 ). The hand of the person seeking atonement for sins is placed on the animal when it is sacrificed ( Lev 1:4 ). Placing the hand under the patriarch's thigh forms part of the oath that his servant makes to Abraham ( Genesis 24:2 Genesis 24:9 ). in Lev 9:22 ), in making an oath before God ( Gen 14:22 ), or in God's making an oath ( Num 14:30 right hand in Isa 62:8 ). The hand's raised position can be used in blessing (pl. The hand can represent the whole person, symbolizing the achievement of what is promised with the mouth ( 1 Kings 8:15 1 Kings 8:24 ). As a symbol of divine power and salvation the hand is remembered at the Passover celebration in which a staff is to be held in the hand and the event described as a "sign on your hand" ( 12:11 Exodus 13:9 Exodus 13:16 ). These are performed by the hand of Moses and of Aaron who act as instruments of divine power, taking the staff of God in their hands ( 4:2 14:16 ). God's hand, described as mighty ( Exod 3:19-20 ), overcomes the hand of the Egyptians ( 3:8 ) through miraculous plagues and the parting of the Red Sea.
This can be seen in the story of the exodus from Egypt. "Hand" most frequently represents the ownership, power, or control that its possessor (either an individual or a people) exercises.
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